Identifying predictors for detecting Leptospira DNA in the urine of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus)

Abstract

The California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) population is affected by Leptospira interrogans serovar Pomona annually, causing low levels of infection year-round and recurrent, cyclical outbreaks of disease. Efforts to... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Sarah Helman (University of California, Los Angeles)
  2. Katherine Prager (University of California, Los Angeles)
  3. Michael Buhnerkempe (University of California, Los Angeles)
  4. Qingzhong Wu (Hollings Marine Laboratory, National Ocean Service)
  5. Renee Galloway (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  6. Denise Greig (The Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito, CA)
  7. Frances Gulland (The Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito, CA)
  8. James Lloyd-Smith (University of California, Los Angeles)

Topic Areas

Topics: Infectious Disease , Topics: Technology/Methodology , Topics: Marine Mammals

Session

TUE-PS » Student Posters & Break (10:00 - Tuesday, 2nd August, Acropolis)