A southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) stranded dead in central California, USA, with a distended pericardial sac containing thousands of free-floating proteinaceous masses. Serology, fungal culture, PCR, and sequencing confirmed the etiology of this novel lesion as Coccidioides immitis. Range expansion of this zoonotic pathogen is predicted with climate change.
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12 January 2024
Novel Presentation of Coccidioidomycosis with Myriad Free-Floating Proteinaceous Spheres in the Pericardial Sac of a Southern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris nereis)
Heather S. Harris,
Michael D. Harris,
George R. Thompson III,
David M. Engelthaler,
Parker L. Montfort,
Alexis L. Leviner,
Melissa A. Miller
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 60 • No. 1
January 2024
Vol. 60 • No. 1
January 2024