Hernández-Mora Gabriela, González-Barrientos Rocío, Morales Juan-Alberto, Chaves-Olarte Esteban, Guzmán-Verri Caterina, Barquero-Calvo Elías, De-Miguel María-Jesús, Marín Clara-María, Blasco José-María, Moreno Edgardo
Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Sep;14(9):1430-3. doi: 10.3201/eid1409.071056.
Ten striped dolphins, Stenella coeruleoalba, stranded along the Costa Rican Pacific coast, had meningoencephalitis and antibodies against Brucella spp. Brucella ceti was isolated from cerebrospinal fluid of 6 dolphins and 1 fetus. S. coeruleoalba constitutes a highly susceptible host and a potential reservoir for B. ceti transmission.
十只条纹原海豚(Stenella coeruleoalba)在哥斯达黎加太平洋沿岸搁浅,患有脑膜脑炎且体内有抗布鲁氏菌属的抗体。从6只海豚和1个胎儿的脑脊液中分离出了鲸布鲁氏菌。条纹原海豚是鲸布鲁氏菌传播的高度易感宿主和潜在储存宿主。