Seroprevalence Survey for Microsporidia in Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus): Example of a Quantitative Approach Based on Immunoblotting

Authors

Guillaume Desoubeaux, University of Miami, Service de Parasitologie–Mycologie–Médecine Tropicale, Université François-Rabelais
Roman Peschke, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Carolina Le-Bert, National Marine Mammal Foundation
Vanessa Fravel, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Jeny Soto, University of Miami
Eric D. Jensen, US Navy Marine Mammal Program
Jennifer E. Flower, Mystic Aquarium
Randall Wells, c/o Mote Marine Laboratory
Anja Joachim, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Carolyn Cray, University of Miami

Date of this Version

2-15-2018

Citation

Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 54(4), 2018, pp. 870–873. DOI: 10.7589/2017-11-287

Comments

This document is a U.S. government work and is not subject to copyright in the United States.

Abstract

Little is known about microsporidiosis pathogenicity in cetaceans. Here we report seroprevalence of 76% for microsporidia in blood samples from common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), from animals managed under human care (n=108) or captured for health assessments (n=13) and released.