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I would like to share our last publication on hemoplasma in cetaceans: First Detection of Hemotropic Mycoplasma sp. in Cetaceans of European Waters. https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/13/10/1090 To date, among cetaceans, hemoplasmas have only been reported in species from the Americas. In this study, we surveyed hemoplasma in 68 cetaceans of Europe, stranded in Spanish regions of Cantabria and the Valencian Community. Hemoplasma DNA was detected in 11.8% (8/68) cetaceans, all striped dolphins of the Valencian Community. Two genetic sequences were detected: one was identical to a hemoplasma previously detected in a common dolphin from Brazil, while the other was more related to hemoplasmas reported in riverine dolphins of Brazil and terrestrial mammals. These findings provide the first evidence of hemoplasma in European cetaceans and expand the known geographic distribution of these bacteria. Their potential health significance remains unknown. Reference: Sacristán, C., Pereira, A., Vargas-Castro, I., Barasona, J. Á., Crespo-Picazo, J. L., García-Párraga, D., Fayos, M., Varas Cobo, M. J., Wipf Martínez, A., Gómez-Tejedor Martín, T., Duarte-Benvenuto, A., de la Torre, A., Neves, E., Sacristán, I., & Ewbank, A. C. (2026). First detection of hemotropic Mycoplasma sp. in cetaceans of European waters. Animals, 13(10), 1090. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci13101090 Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Best regards Carlos Technologist of Public Research Institutions, DVM, MSc, PhD Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] Member of the Expert Advisory Panel on Strandings of the International Whaling Commission Member of the Intersessional Cetacean Disease of Concern group of the International Whaling Commission <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Carlos_Sacristan/info> https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Carlos_Sacristan/info <https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?user=GGVTkDwAAAAJ&hl=es> Google Scholar
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