Cryptococcus gattii VGI in a Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris) from Hawaii

David S. Rotstein; Kristi West; Gregg Levine; Shawn R. Lockhart; Stephen Raverty; Muhammad G. Morshed; Teri Rowles

doi:10.1638/2009-0145.1

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David S. Rotstein,^* Kristi West,^* Gregg Levine,^* Shawn R. Lockhart,^* Stephen Raverty,^* Muhammad G. Morshed,^* Teri Rowles^*

^*From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, USA (Rotstein, Rowles); Hawaii Pacific University, 45-045 Kamehameha Highway, Kaneohe, Hawaii 96744, USA (West); the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1125B Ala Moana Boulevard, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA (Levine); the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA (Lockhart); the Animal Health Center, 1767 Angus Campbell Road, V3G2M3 British Columbia, Canada (Raverty); and the University of British Columbia, 655 W. 12 Avenue, V5Z4R4 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, (Morshed). Correspondence should be addressed to Dr. Rotstein (dave.rotstein@noaa.gov).

Abstract

A spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) was found stranded in Hawaii with cutaneous nodules and enlarged lymph nodes. Numerous Cryptococcus gattii VGI yeast were observed in multiple organs with minimal inflammation. This case represents the first reported infection of C. gattii in a dolphin from Hawaii.

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David S. Rotstein, Kristi West, Gregg Levine, Shawn R. Lockhart, Stephen Raverty, Muhammad G. Morshed, and Teri Rowles "Cryptococcus gattii VGI in a Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris) from Hawaii," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 41(1), 181-183, (1 January 2010). https://doi.org/10.1638/2009-0145.1

Received: 13 July 2009; Published: 1 January 2010

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