Note
We report the emergence of a rare fungal disease in Florida bottlenose dolphins in epidemic
proportions. Lobomycosis is a mycotic infection of humans and dolphins caused by a yeast-like
organism (Lacazia loboi[r]). Dolphins and humans are the only species known to be naturally
susceptible to infection. Only 5 cases of human lobomycosis have been reported among
residents of industrialized countries. Prior reports in dolphins consist of isolated case reports.