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Home » Findings identify bacterial infection as cause of death for five northern Gulf dolphins; investigation continues

Findings identify bacterial infection as cause of death for five northern Gulf dolphins; investigation continues

Pathology experts contracted by NOAA have identified the bacteria Brucella in five bottlenose dolphins that died in the northern Gulf of Mexico. These five are among the 580 dolphins in higher than expected strandings that began in February 2010 and are continuing. NOAA has declared it an ‘unusual mortality event’ triggering a focused, expert investigation into the cause.

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