Harbor Porpoise Deaths Associated with Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, the Netherlands, 2021

Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Apr;29(4):835-838. doi: 10.3201/eid2904.221698.ABSTRACTIn August 2021, a large-scale mortality event affected harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the Netherlands. Pathology and ancillary testing of 22 animals indicated that the most likely cause of death was Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae infection. This zoonotic agent poses a health hazard for cetaceans and possibly for persons handling cetacean carcasses.PMID:36958025 | DOI:10.3201/eid2904.221698

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - March 23, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Lonneke L IJsseldijk Lineke Begeman Birgitta Duim Andrea Gr öne Marja J L Kik Mirjam D Klijnstra Jan Lakemeyer Mardik F Leopold Bas B Oude Munnink Mariel Ten Doeschate Linde van Schalkwijk Aldert Zomer Linda van der Graaf-van Bloois Els M Broens Source Type: research