A case report of reptile-associated nidovirus (serpentovirus) in a ball python (Python regius) in Taiwan
| Autor: | Ning-Ya Yang, Wen-Ta Li, Ming-Shiuh Lee, Yi-Chia Tseng |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Intact female
0303 health sciences Lung General Veterinary 040301 veterinary sciences Respiratory disease Zoology 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Biology medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Mucus law.invention 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences medicine.anatomical_structure law Global distribution medicine Python (genus) Interstitial pneumonia Polymerase chain reaction 030304 developmental biology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 82:788-792 |
| ISSN: | 1347-7439 0916-7250 |
| Popis: | Reptile-associated nidoviruses (serpentoviruses) have been reported to cause proliferative interstitial pneumonia in pythons and other reptile species. A captive, younger than 2 years old, intact female ball python (Python regius) showed increased oral mucus, wheezing, and audible breathing with weight loss. Gross and microscopic examination revealed large amounts of mucus in the esophagus and proliferative interstitial pneumonia. Serpentovirus genes were detected from the lung tissues by polymerase chain reaction. The current serpentoviruses was phylogenetically grouped with the serpentovirus previously identified in the US. No case of serpentovirus infection has been reported in Asia. The present report provides information of complete genome sequence and global distribution of serpentovirus. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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