Brucella ceti Infection in Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)

We describe Brucella sp. infection and associated lesions in a harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) found on the coast of Belgium. The infection was diagnosed by immunohistochemistry, transmission electron microscopy, and bacteriology, and the organism was identified as B. ceti. The infection’s locat...

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Autores principales: Jauniaux, Thierry P., Brenez, Cecile, Fretin, David, Godfroid, Jacques, Haelters, Jan, Jacques, Thierry, Kerckhof, Francis, Mast, Jan, Sarlet, Michael, Coignoul, Freddy L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3294555/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21122233
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1612.101008
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Sumario:We describe Brucella sp. infection and associated lesions in a harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) found on the coast of Belgium. The infection was diagnosed by immunohistochemistry, transmission electron microscopy, and bacteriology, and the organism was identified as B. ceti. The infection’s location in the porpoise raises questions of abortion and zoonotic risks.

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