title: Case report: Abortion and disseminated infection by Coccidioides posadasii in an alpaca (Vicugna pacos) fetus in Southern California.
abstract: Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal disease affecting humans and other mammals caused by the soil-dwelling fungi Coccidioides immitis and C. posadasii. Abortion due to Coccidioides spp. infection is rare in domestic animals and transplacental transmission is considered uncommon in women. This report describes a case of placental-fetal infection and abortion in an alpaca with disseminated C. posadasii infection. PCR amplification and DNA sequencing were used to confirm the etiology, C. posadasii, in fetal tissues.
authors.affiliation: California Animal Health & Food Safety Laboratory System (CAHFS), San Bernardino branch. University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Diab
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Suzanne M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: California Animal Health & Food Safety Laboratory System (CAHFS), San Bernardino branch. University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Erin L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Carlson
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Demosthenes
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pappagianis
authors.affiliation: Private Practitioner, Somis, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: California Animal Health & Food Safety Laboratory System (CAHFS), San Bernardino branch. University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Francisco A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Uzal
keywords: Abortion; Alpaca; Camelids; Coccidioides spp.