Jepson P D, Brew S, MacMillan A P, Baker J R, Barnett J, Kirkwood J K, Kuiken T, Robinson I R, Simpson V R
Veterinary Science Group, Institute of Zoology, London.
Vet Rec. 1997 Nov 15;141(20):513-5. doi: 10.1136/vr.141.20.513.
Following the isolation of previously unrecognised species of Brucella from stranded seals and cetaceans in Scotland and northern England, a serological survey was carried out to investigate the range of marine mammal species which may have been exposed to Brucella species around the coasts of England and Wales, the prevalence of infection and the temporal and geographical distribution of seropositive animals. Serum collected from 153 stranded marine mammals from the coasts of England and Wales between 1989 and 1995 were tested by competitive and indirect ELISA. Positive titres were recorded for six of 62 (10 per cent) grey seals (Halichoerus grypus), one of 12 (8 per cent) common seals (Phoca vitulina), 11 of 35 (31 per cent) harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) and nine of 29 (31 per cent) common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) tested. Positive titres were also found in a striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba), a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), a killer whale (Orcinus orca) and a pilot whale (Globicephala melas). The seropositive animals were from all around the coasts of England and Wales and the first seropositive sample was from a common dolphin in 1990.
在从苏格兰和英格兰北部搁浅的海豹和鲸类动物中分离出此前未被识别的布鲁氏菌物种后，开展了一项血清学调查，以研究在英格兰和威尔士沿海可能接触过布鲁氏菌属的海洋哺乳动物种类范围、感染率以及血清阳性动物的时间和地理分布。对1989年至1995年间从英格兰和威尔士海岸收集的153只搁浅海洋哺乳动物的血清进行了竞争性和间接酶联免疫吸附测定（ELISA）检测。在接受检测的62只（10%）灰海豹（Halichoerus grypus）中有6只、12只（8%）斑海豹（Phoca vitulina）中有1只、35只（31%）港湾鼠海豚（Phocoena phocoena）中有11只以及29只（31%）普通海豚（Delphinus delphis）中有9只检测出阳性滴度。在一只条纹海豚（Stenella coeruleoalba）、一只宽吻海豚（Tursiops truncatus）、一只虎鲸（Orcinus orca）和一只领航鲸（Globicephala melas）中也发现了阳性滴度。血清阳性动物来自英格兰和威尔士沿海各地，首个血清阳性样本来自1990年的一只普通海豚。
