Erysipelas with preferential brain and skin involvement in a Mediterranean bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus

Infections by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae occur in domestic animals and cause the disease known as ‘erysipelas’. The ubiquity of Erysipelothrix spp. makes infection possible in a wide range of vertebrates and invertebrates. Cetaceans are highly susceptible to erysipelas, especially those under huma...

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Autores: Martino, Laura, Serrano, Bárbara, Alomar, Jaume, Pérez, Lola, Aragon, Virginia, Cobos, Àlex, Abarca, Maria Lourdes, Yazdi, Zeinab, Soto, Esteban, Domingo, Mariano
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Fecha de publicación:2024
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Recursos:Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA)
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spelling Erysipelas with preferential brain and skin involvement in a Mediterranean bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatusMartino, LauraSerrano, BárbaraAlomar, JaumePérez, LolaAragon, VirginiaCobos, ÀlexAbarca, Maria LourdesYazdi, ZeinabSoto, EstebanDomingo, Mariano619Infections by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae occur in domestic animals and cause the disease known as ‘erysipelas’. The ubiquity of Erysipelothrix spp. makes infection possible in a wide range of vertebrates and invertebrates. Cetaceans are highly susceptible to erysipelas, especially those under human care. The number of cases documented in wild cetaceans is low, the pathogenesis is incompletely understood, and the full spectrum of lesions is not well defined. The possible serotypes and species of the genus that can cause disease are unknown. In October 2022, a common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus stranded in Vilassar de Mar (Catalonia) showing skin lesions consistent with ‘diamond skin disease’, a characteristic lesion of erysipelas shared by swine and cetaceans. Necropsy was performed following standardized procedures, and multiple samples were taken for histopathology and bacteriology. Erysipelothrix sp. grew in pure culture in many tissue samples. Genetic characterization by multi-locus sequence analysis identified the species as E. rhusiopathiae. Histologically, the main lesions were an intense suppurative vasculitis of leptomeningeal arteries and veins with abundant intramural Gram-positive bacilli and meningeal hemorrhages. Meningeal lesions were considered the cause of death. The affected skin showed moderate suppurative dermatitis. Herein we document a case of erysipelas in a Mediterranean common bottlenose dolphin with unusual lesions in the leptomeningeal vessels and marked skin tropism. To our knowledge, this is the first case of severe brain involvement in erysipelas in a cetacean. We also provide a review of available cases in wild cetaceans, to highlight the characteristics of the disease and improve future diagnosis.This research was conducted under a permit from the Direcció General de Medi Natural i Biodiversitat. Financial support came from the Direcció General de Medi Natural i Biodiversitat, Generalitat de Catalunya. We thank also Blanca Pérez and Aida Neira from the Servei de Diagnòstic de Patologia Veterinària, Universitat Autò- noma de Barcelona, and finally, we thank the Xarxa de Rescat de Mamífers Marins de la Generalitat de Catalunya and Cos d’Agents Rurals for their invaluable collaboration.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionInter-Research ScienceProducció AnimalSanitat Animal202420242024info:eu-repo/semantics/article13application/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12327/2867https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03770reponame:IRTA Pubpro. Open Digital Archiveinstname:Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA)InglésDiseases of Aquatic OrganismsAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositori.irta.cat:20.500.12327/28672026-06-16T08:51:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Erysipelas with preferential brain and skin involvement in a Mediterranean bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
title Erysipelas with preferential brain and skin involvement in a Mediterranean bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
spellingShingle Erysipelas with preferential brain and skin involvement in a Mediterranean bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Martino, Laura
619
title_short Erysipelas with preferential brain and skin involvement in a Mediterranean bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
title_full Erysipelas with preferential brain and skin involvement in a Mediterranean bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
title_fullStr Erysipelas with preferential brain and skin involvement in a Mediterranean bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
title_full_unstemmed Erysipelas with preferential brain and skin involvement in a Mediterranean bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
title_sort Erysipelas with preferential brain and skin involvement in a Mediterranean bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Martino, Laura
Serrano, Bárbara
Alomar, Jaume
Pérez, Lola
Aragon, Virginia
Cobos, Àlex
Abarca, Maria Lourdes
Yazdi, Zeinab
Soto, Esteban
Domingo, Mariano
author Martino, Laura
author_facet Martino, Laura
Serrano, Bárbara
Alomar, Jaume
Pérez, Lola
Aragon, Virginia
Cobos, Àlex
Abarca, Maria Lourdes
Yazdi, Zeinab
Soto, Esteban
Domingo, Mariano
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author2 Serrano, Bárbara
Alomar, Jaume
Pérez, Lola
Aragon, Virginia
Cobos, Àlex
Abarca, Maria Lourdes
Yazdi, Zeinab
Soto, Esteban
Domingo, Mariano
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author
author
author
author
author
author
author
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Sanitat Animal
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description Infections by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae occur in domestic animals and cause the disease known as ‘erysipelas’. The ubiquity of Erysipelothrix spp. makes infection possible in a wide range of vertebrates and invertebrates. Cetaceans are highly susceptible to erysipelas, especially those under human care. The number of cases documented in wild cetaceans is low, the pathogenesis is incompletely understood, and the full spectrum of lesions is not well defined. The possible serotypes and species of the genus that can cause disease are unknown. In October 2022, a common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus stranded in Vilassar de Mar (Catalonia) showing skin lesions consistent with ‘diamond skin disease’, a characteristic lesion of erysipelas shared by swine and cetaceans. Necropsy was performed following standardized procedures, and multiple samples were taken for histopathology and bacteriology. Erysipelothrix sp. grew in pure culture in many tissue samples. Genetic characterization by multi-locus sequence analysis identified the species as E. rhusiopathiae. Histologically, the main lesions were an intense suppurative vasculitis of leptomeningeal arteries and veins with abundant intramural Gram-positive bacilli and meningeal hemorrhages. Meningeal lesions were considered the cause of death. The affected skin showed moderate suppurative dermatitis. Herein we document a case of erysipelas in a Mediterranean common bottlenose dolphin with unusual lesions in the leptomeningeal vessels and marked skin tropism. To our knowledge, this is the first case of severe brain involvement in erysipelas in a cetacean. We also provide a review of available cases in wild cetaceans, to highlight the characteristics of the disease and improve future diagnosis.
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