Case report: Abortion and disseminated infection by Coccidioides posadasii in an alpaca (Vicugna pacos) fetus in Southern California

Santiago S Diab; Suzanne M. Johnson; Jorge Garcia; Erin L. Carlson; Demosthenes Pappagianis; Jana Smith; Francisco A Uzal

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2013.10.002

Case report: Abortion and disseminated infection by Coccidioides posadasii in an alpaca (Vicugna pacos) fetus in Southern California

Santiago S Diab, Suzanne M. Johnson, Jorge Garcia, Erin L. Carlson, Demosthenes Pappagianis, Jana Smith, Francisco A Uzal

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Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal disease affecting humans and other mammals caused by the soil-dwelling fungi Coccidioides immitis and C. posadasii. Abortion due to Coccidioides spp. infection is rare in domestic animals and transplacental transmission is considered uncommon in women. This report describes a case of placental-fetal infection and abortion in an alpaca with disseminated C. posadasii infection. PCR amplification and DNA sequencing were used to confirm the etiology, C. posadasii, in fetal tissues.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	159-162
Number of pages	4
Journal	Medical Mycology Case Reports
Volume	2
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2013.10.002
State	Published - 2013

Keywords

Abortion
Alpaca
Camelids
Coccidioides spp.

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Microbiology

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Case report : Abortion and disseminated infection by Coccidioides posadasii in an alpaca (Vicugna pacos) fetus in Southern California. / Diab, Santiago S; Johnson, Suzanne M.; Garcia, Jorge; Carlson, Erin L.; Pappagianis, Demosthenes; Smith, Jana; Uzal, Francisco A.

In: Medical Mycology Case Reports, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2013, p. 159-162.

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Case report: Abortion and disseminated infection by Coccidioides posadasii in an alpaca (Vicugna pacos) fetus in Southern California

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