Harbor Porpoise Deaths Associated with Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, the Netherlands, 2021
IJsseldijk, Lonneke L; Begeman, Lineke; Duim, Birgitta; Gröne, Andrea; Kik, Marja J L; Klijnstra, Mirjam D; Lakemeyer, Jan; Leopold, Mardik F; Munnink, Bas B Oude; Ten Doeschate, Mariel; van Schalkwijk, Linde; Zomer, Aldert; der Graaf-van Bloois, Linda van; Broens, Els M
(2023) Emerging Infectious Diseases, volume 29, issue 4, pp. 835 - 838
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Abstract
In August 2021, a large-scale mortality event affected harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the Netherlands. Pathology and ancillary testing of 22 animals indicated that the most likely cause of death was Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae infection. This zoonotic agent poses a health hazard for cetaceans and possibly for persons handling cetacean carcasses.
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Keywords: Animals, Phocoena, Erysipelothrix, Netherlands/epidemiology, Microbiology (medical), Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology
ISSN: 1080-6040
Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Note: Funding Information: The research was financed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Funding Information: This work was supported by MEXT/JSPS KAKENHI (grant no. 20H03667, awarded to H.S.), and by AMED (grant no. JP20fk0108148, awarded to E.R. and H.S.). Publisher Copyright: © 2023 Authors. All rights reserved.
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