Oral, Cloacal, and Hemipenal Actinomycosis in Captive Ball Pythons (Python regius)

Oral, Cloacal, and Hemipenal Actinomycosis in Captive Ball Pythons (Python regius)

Ball pythons (Python regius) are one of the most commonly kept and bred reptiles in captivity. In a large ball python breeding colony, a unique syndrome characterized by granulomatous inflammation of the cloaca and hemipenes (phalli) was observed in 140 of 481 (29.1%) breeding males, but only one of...

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Main Authors: Steven B. Tillis, Marley E. Iredale, April L. Childress, Erin A. Graham, James F. X. Wellehan, Ramiro Isaza, Robert J. Ossiboff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
actinomycosis
cloacitis
granuloma
hemipenis
reproductive disease
reptile
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2020.594600/full

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