CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTIIVGI IN A SPINNERDOLPHIN (STENELLA LONGIROSTRIS) FROM HAWAII

Authors

David S. Rotstein, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Kristi West, Hawaii Pacific University
Gregg Levine, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Shawn R. Lockhart, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Stephen Raverty, Animal Health Center
Muhammad G. Morshed, University of British Columbia
Teri Rowles, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Date of this Version

7-13-2009

Citation

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 41(1): 181–183, 2010.

Comments

U.S. government works are not subject to copyright.

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.