First report of Brucella ceti-associated meningoencephalitis in a long-finned pilot whale Globicephala melas

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

, Emma-Jane Dale¹  Geoffrey Foster¹  ,, Andrew Brownlow¹  , Mark Koylass¹  , Mark P. Dagleish¹  , Barry McGovern¹  , Lorraine L. Perrett¹  Nicholas J. Davison¹ 

关键词: Globicephala melas;    Isolation;    Brucella ceti;    Meningoencephalitis;    UK;   

DOI  :  10.3354/dao02926

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Inter-Research

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACT: Fatal Brucella ceti infection with histological lesions specific to the central nervous system has been described in only 3 species of cetaceans: striped dolphins Stenella coeruleoalba, Atlantic white-sided dolphins Lagenorhynchus acutus and short-beaked common dolphins Delphinus delphis. This paper describes the first report of a B. ceti-associated meningoencephalitis in a long-finned pilot whale Globicephala melas, showing the increasing range of species susceptibility. Brucella was recovered in larger numbers from cerebrospinal fluid than from brain tissue and is the sample of choice for isolation.

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