Brucella ceti Infection in Striped Dolphins from Italian Seas: Associated Lesions and Epidemiological Data.

ABSTRACT: Brucella ceti infections have been increasingly reported in cetaceans. In this study, we analyzed all cases of B. ceti infection detected in striped dolphins stranded along the Italian coastline between 2012 and 2021 (N = 24). We focused on the pathogenic role of B. ceti through detailed pathological studies, and ad hoc microbiological, biomolecular, and serological investigations, coupled with a comparative genomic analysis of the strains. Neurobrucellosis was observed in 20 animals. The primary histopathologic features included non-suppurative meningoencephalitis (N = 9), meningitis (N = 6), and meningoencephalomyelitis (N = 5), which was also associated with typical lesions in other tissues (N = 8). Co-infections were detected in m

SUBMITTER: Grattarola C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10459742 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature