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Streptococcus phocae isolated from a spotted seal (Phoca largha) with pyometra in Alaska.

ABSTRACT: A spotted seal harvested by subsistence hunters in Kotzebue Sound, Alaska (USA), showed a grossly enlarged uterus and associated lymph nodes. Streptococcus phocae was isolated from the purulent uterine discharge. Histopathologic examination revealed inflammation that was limited to the uterine mucosa. Lymph nodes draining the affected organ were reactive but no evidence of active infection was found in the lymph nodes. This report is the first Streptococcus phocae isolated from spotted seals as well as the first report of pyometra as the main pathologic finding associated with this pathogen. Isolation of this pathogen from Alaska expands the reported range to arctic pinnipeds. Zoonotic potential remains unknown.

SUBMITTER: Hueffer K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3576814 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Streptococcus phocae isolated from a spotted seal (Phoca largha) with pyometra in Alaska.

Hueffer Karsten K Lieske Camilla L CL McGilvary Lisa M LM Hare Rebekah F RF Miller Debra L DL O'Hara Todd M TM

Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians 20110301 1

A spotted seal harvested by subsistence hunters in Kotzebue Sound, Alaska (USA), showed a grossly enlarged uterus and associated lymph nodes. Streptococcus phocae was isolated from the purulent uterine discharge. Histopathologic examination revealed inflammation that was limited to the uterine mucosa. Lymph nodes draining the affected organ were reactive but no evidence of active infection was found in the lymph nodes. This report is the first Streptococcus phocae isolated from spotted seals as ...[more]

PMID: 22946378

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