Lobomycosis in Offshore Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), North Carolina

Rotstein, David S.; Burdett, Leslie G.; McLellan, William; Schwacke, Lori; Rowles, Teri; Terio, Karen A.; Schultz, Stacy; Pabst, Ann

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Lobomycosis in Offshore Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), North Carolina

Published Date:

Apr 2009

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Emerg Infect Dis. 15(4):588-590.

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Rotstein, David S. ; Burdett, Leslie G. ; McLellan, William ; Schwacke, Lori ; Rowles, Teri ; ... More ▼

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Lacazia loboi, a cutaneous fungus, is found in humans and dolphins from transitional tropical (Florida) and tropical (South America) regions. We report 2 cases of lobomycosis in stranded bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and 1 case of lobomycosis-like disease in 1 free-swimming, pelagic, offshore bottlenose dolphin from North Carolina, where no cases have previously been observed.

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