Systemic Erysipelas Outbreak among Free-Ranging Bottlenose Dolphins, San Diego, California, USA, 2022

Kerri Danil, Kathleen M. Colegrove, Martha A. Delaney, Alexandria Mena, Nancy Stedman, Elyse Wurster

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Abstract

We diagnosed fatal Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae sepsis in 3 stranded bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) during summer 2022, in San Diego, California, USA. The previously undetected disease in this relatively small, regional population of dolphins most likely indicates an environmental or biological change in the coastal ocean or organisms.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2561-2563
Number of pages3
JournalEmerging infectious diseases
Volume29
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology

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