Coxiella burnetii infection of a Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) found in Washington State

Gilbert J Kersh; Dyanna M Lambourn; Joshua S Self; Adrianne M Akmajian; James B Stanton; Timothy V Baszler; Stephen A Raverty; Robert F Massung

doi:10.1128/JCM.00758-10

Coxiella burnetii infection of a Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) found in Washington State

J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Sep;48(9):3428-31. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00758-10. Epub 2010 Jun 30.

Authors

Gilbert J Kersh¹, Dyanna M Lambourn, Joshua S Self, Adrianne M Akmajian, James B Stanton, Timothy V Baszler, Stephen A Raverty, Robert F Massung

Affiliation

¹ Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd., MS G-13, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. gkersh@cdc.gov

Abstract

A pregnant sea lion stranded in the State of Washington was found to have placentitis caused by a unique strain of Coxiella burnetii. This is the first description of coxiellosis in a sea lion and suggests that exposure to sea lions may be a risk factor for contracting Q fever.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Animals
Coxiella burnetii / isolation & purification*
Female
Molecular Sequence Data
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / microbiology
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / veterinary*
Q Fever / microbiology
Q Fever / veterinary*
Sea Lions / microbiology*
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Washington

Associated data

GENBANK/GU797241
GENBANK/GU797242
GENBANK/GU797243