Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional Sampling of Serpentovirus (Nidovirus) Infection in Captive Snakes Reveals High Prevalence, Persistent Infection, and Increased Mortality in Pythons and Divergent Serpentovirus Infection in Boas and Colubrids

Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional Sampling of Serpentovirus (Nidovirus) Infection in Captive Snakes Reveals High Prevalence, Persistent Infection, and Increased Mortality in Pythons and Divergent Serpentovirus Infection in Boas and Colubrids

The aim of this study of serpentovirus infection in captive snakes was to assess the susceptibility of different types of snakes to infection and disease, to survey viral genetic diversity, and to evaluate management practices that may limit infection and disease. Antemortem oral swabs were collecte...

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Main Authors: Laura L. Hoon-Hanks, Robert J. Ossiboff, Pia Bartolini, Susan B. Fogelson, Sean M. Perry, Anke C. Stöhr, Shaun T. Cross, James F. X. Wellehan, Elliott R. Jacobson, Edward J. Dubovi, Mark D. Stenglein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
captive
epidemiology
nidovirus
pythons
respiratory disease
serpentovirus
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2019.00338/full

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