Josue Diaz-Delgado, Eva Sierra, Isabel Vela Ana, Lucas Dominguez, Marisa Andrada, Manuel Arbelo, Antonio Fernandez
1 Veterinary Histology and Pathology, Institute of Animal Health, Veterinary School, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Trasmontaña s/n, Arucas 35413, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
J Wildl Dis. 2015 Jan;51(1):283-6. doi: 10.7589/2014-03-072.
Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica is a rare cause of fatal septicemia in humans, and recently reported in a white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). We describe fatal septicemia associated with W. chitiniclastica in a short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) with fibrinosuppurative and necrotizing pulmonic, aortic, and mitral valve endocarditis.