Rescue center says California sea lions contract a life-threatening infection through urine
Rescue center says California sea lions contract a life-threatening infection through urine
Rescue center says California sea lions contract a life-threatening infection through urine
This summer 2018 photo provided by the Marine Mammal Center shows a California sea lion before its rescue on a Monterey County beach along California's central coast. The rescue center says that California sea lions are falling with a life-threatening bacterial infection in a number close to the record. (AP / Center for Marine Mammals)
An outbreak of a life-threatening bacterial infection is affecting hundreds of California sea lions, a rescue center said.
The infection, leptospirosis, was diagnosed in more than 220 sea lions rescued this year, said the Center for Marine Mammals in Sausalito, which makes it the second largest outbreak recorded in the center.
Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that can affect humans and animals alike, depending on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). If left untreated, leptospirosis can cause kidney damage and liver failure and, in some cases, death.
The Center for Marine Mammals said that this outbreak is the second largest recorded by the center.
(Bill Hunnewell / Marine Mammal Center through AP)Leptospirosis is most often transmitted when an infected animal urinates, which can contaminate water or soil. Bacteria can live in contaminated soil or water for months, the CDC said.
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Wild and domestic animals can transmit the infection, including cattle, horses and dogs, among others. The strain that currently affects sea lions has also been observed in pigs, skunks and foxes, according to the rescue center, although it is not entirely clear how the sea lions contracted it.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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