We reviewed prominent emerging infectious diseases of cetaceans, examined their potential
to impact populations, re-assessed zoonotic risk and evaluated the role of environmental …

Since the first case of brucellosis detected in a dolphin aborted fetus, an increasing number
of Brucella ceti isolates has been reported in members of the two suborders of cetaceans …

A northern Gulf of Mexico (GoM) cetacean unusual mortality event (UME) involving primarily
bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama began in …

Brucella spp. were isolated from marine mammals for the first time in 1994. Two novel
species were later included in the genus; Brucella ceti and Brucella pinnipedialis, with …

Surveillance of zoonotic pathogens in marine birds and mammals in the Northwest Atlantic
revealed a diversity of zoonotic agents. We found amplicons to sequences from Brucella …

Neurobrucellosis and osteomyelitis are common pathologies of humans and cetaceans
infected with Brucella ceti or B. pinnipedialis. Currently, 53 species of marine mammal are …

Seventeen striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) displaying swimming disorders
compatible with neurological syndromes were investigated for Brucella infection. Sixteen …

Infectious and inflammatory processes are among the most common causes of central
nervous system involvement in stranded cetaceans. Meningitis and encephalitis are among …

Brucella spp. are facultatively intracellular bacteria that can infect, survive, and multiply in
various host cell types in vivo and/or in vitro. The genus Brucella has markedly expanded in …

Background Brucella ceti infections have been increasingly reported in cetaceans.
Brucellosis in these animals is associated with meningoencephalitis, abortion …