Meningoencephalitis associated with Brucella species in a live-stranded striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) in south-west England

摘要

THE first recovery of a Brucella species from marine mammals was reported in Scotland in 1994 (Ross and others 1994). Since then, there have been many reports of both serological evidence and isolations of Brucella species from many marine mammal species around the world (Dawson 2005, MacDonald and others 2006, Tachibana and others 2006, Aguirre and others 2007, Ohishi and others 2007). Within Europe, Brucella species infection has been described in striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) from Scotland and Spain (Gonzalez and others 2002, Jepson 2005, Munoz and others 2006). This short communication describes the first confirmed case of Brucella species-associated menin-goencephalitis in a live-stranded dolphin from the coast of England.