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.
Highlights
On the basis of overall length, rostrum length, and flipper size, the dolphin was identified as belonging to the offshore ecotype [9]
KLC020 On August 20, 2008, a dead male Atlantic bottlenose dolphin was found stranded on the North Carolina coast
AJW001 On March 5, 2005, a live male offshore Atlantic bottlenose dolphin was found stranded on Carolina Beach, North Carolina
Summary
A cutaneous fungus, is found in humans and dolphins from transitional tropical (Florida) and tropical (South America) regions. Infection results in dermal and subcutaneous granulomas and 6–12-μm yeast-like bodies connected in chains by a small tubule [2]; spread by the lymphatic system has been reported [3]. Infections have been reported in humans [4] and dolphins, including Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) in tropical climates (Latin America) [5] and Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in transitional tropical climates (Indian River Lagoon and Gulf of Mexico, Florida; Matagorda Bay, Texas; and Bay of Biscay, Europe) [6,7,8]. We report 2 cases of lobomycosis in offshore (pelagic) bottlenose dolphins stranded off North Carolina in 2005 and 2008
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