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Brucellosis in Endangered Hector's Dolphins (Cephalorhynchus hectori).
Veterinary pathology - 1 Sept 2017
Buckle Kelly, Roe Wendi D, Howe Laryssa, Michael Sarah, Duignan Padraig J, Burrows E, Ha Hye Jeong, Humphrey Sharon, McDonald Wendy L
Abstract excerpt
Brucella spp infections of marine mammals are often asymptomatic but have been associated with reproductive losses and deaths. Zoonotic infections originating from marine isolates have also been described. Hector's dolphins (Cephalorhynchus hectori) are an endangered species with a declining population, and the role of infectious disease in population dynamics is not fully understood. In this study, 27 Hector's...
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