Cornell L H, Osborn K G, Antrim J E, Simpson J G
J Wildl Dis. 1979 Jul;15(3):373-8. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-15.3.373.
A weak and emaciated California sea otter (Enhydra lutris) was found stranded on Atascadero Beach in Morro Bay, California. It died three weeks after capture. A diagnosis of coccidioidomycosis was confirmed by histology, serology and culture. This is believed to be the first reported case of this disease from the Morro Bay area of San Luis Obispo County, California as well as the first reported case in a free-ranging marine mammal.
一只瘦弱憔悴的加州海獭(海獭属)被发现搁浅在加利福尼亚州莫罗湾的阿塔斯卡德罗海滩上。它在被捕获三周后死亡。通过组织学、血清学和培养确诊为球孢子菌病。据信,这是加利福尼亚州圣路易斯奥比斯波县莫罗湾地区首次报告的该疾病病例,也是首次在自由放养的海洋哺乳动物中报告的病例。