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Lobomycosis in bottlenose dolphins: spatial aggregation of an emerging infectious disease
| Title: | Lobomycosis in bottlenose dolphins: spatial aggregation of an emerging infectious disease. |
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| Name(s): |
Reif, John S. Murdoch, M. Elizabeth Mazzoil, Marilyn S. Fair, Patricia A. Bossart, Gregory D. |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Date Issued: | 2006 | |
| Publisher: | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins | |
| Place of Publication: | Philadelphia, PA | |
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| Extent: | 3 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | FA00007362 (IID) | |
| Note(s): |
We report the emergence of a rare fungal disease in Florida bottlenose dolphins in epidemic
proportions. Lobomycosis is a mycotic infection of humans and dolphins caused by a yeast-like
organism (Lacazia loboi[r]). Dolphins and humans are the only species known to be naturally
susceptible to infection. Only 5 cases of human lobomycosis have been reported among
residents of industrialized countries. Prior reports in dolphins consist of isolated case reports. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 1747 This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available and may be cited as: Reif, J., Murdoch, E., Mazzoil, M., Fair, P., & Bossart, G. (2006). Lobomycosis in bottlenose dolphins: spatial aggregation of an emerging infectious disease. Epidemiology, 17(6), S434-S435. |
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| Subject(s): |
Bottlenose dolphin Lobomycosis Emerging infectious diseases |
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| Links: | http://journals.lww.com/epidem/Fulltext/2006/11001/Lobomycosis_in_Bottlenose_Dolphins__Spatial.1164.aspx | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007362 | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
