Lobomycosis in offshore bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), North Carolina.
Lacazia loboi, a cutaneous fungus, is found in humans and dolphins from transitional tropical (Florida) and tropical (South America) regions. We report 2 cases of lobomycosis in stranded bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and 1 case of lobomycosis-like disease in 1 free-swimming, pelagic, offshore bottlenose dolphin from North Carolina, where no cases have previously been observed.
Rotstein
David S
DS
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Silver Springs, Maryland, USA.
Burdett
Leslie G
LG
McLellan
William
W
Schwacke
Lori
L
Rowles
Teri
T
Terio
Karen A
KA
Schultz
Stacy
S
Pabst
Ann
A