Occurrence of non‐O1 Vibrio cholerae in Texas Gulf Coast dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

Non‐O1 Vibrio cholerae, commonly found in water, sediment, shellfish and birds along the northern Gulf of Mexico coastline, was isolated from the anus and/or blowhole of five apparently healthy Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in July 1992, in Matagorda Bay, Texas. Dolphins may provide a continuing source of non‐O1 V. cholerae to the environment. The extent of the spread of the organism is probably influenced by the limited home range of the dolphins.

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