Lobomycosis in Offshore Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), North Carolina

Authors :: Lori H. Schwacke
David S. Rotstein
William A. McLellan
Karen A. Terio
Leslie G. Burdett
Ann Pabst
Stacy A. Schultz
Teri Rowles
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 15, Iss 4, Pp 588-590 (2009), Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Year :: 2009
Publisher :: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009.
Abstract: Lacazia loboi, a cutaneous fungus, is found in humans and dolphins from transitional tropical (Florida) and tropical (South America) regions. We report 2 cases of lobomycosis in stranded bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and 1 case of lobomycosis-like disease in 1 free-swimming, pelagic, offshore bottlenose dolphin from North Carolina, where no cases have previously been observed.

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