Brucella sp. sequence‑type 27 associated with abortion in dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima

• Published in: European Journal of Wildlife Research
• Main Authors: Hernández-Mora, Gabriela, González-Barrientos, Rocío, Víquez‑Ruíz, Eunice, Palacios Alfaro, Jose David, Bettoni‑Rodríguez, Gianmarco, Gendre, Marlène, Vincent, Charline, Roca‑Monge, Karol, Ruiz-Villalobos, Nazareth, Suárez-Esquivel, Marcela, Cordero‑Chavarría, Minor, Chaves-Olarte, Esteban, Thomson, Nicholas R., BARQUERO-CALVO, ELIAS, Moreno, Edgardo, Guzman-Verri, Caterina
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Link 2021
• Subjects: BRUCELOSIS; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA CETI; ZOONOSIS; ZOONOTIC DISEASES; Cachalote; Enano; cachalote; Sperm whale
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11056/20416; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-021-01502-5

A dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima stranded alive along the Central Pacifc Coast of Costa Rica. The whale, handled by tourists and local inhabitants, was weak, had buoyancy difculties, and eventually aborted and died, showing severe necrotizing placentitis and other pathological signs. Both the mother a...