Herpesviruses in Reptiles
Autor: | Ellen Ariel, David Whitmore, God'spower Richard Okoh, Paul F. Horwood |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
herpesviruses Fibropapillomatosis 040301 veterinary sciences Veterinary medicine Review Biology 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences taxonomy Epidemiology SF600-1100 medicine fibropapillomatosis Disease burden 030304 developmental biology Hepatitis 0303 health sciences General Veterinary pathogenesis Monitoring system 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences medicine.disease reptiles Evolutionary biology Veterinary Science epidemiology pathology Encephalitis Phylogenetic relationship |
Zdroj: | Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Vol 8 (2021) Frontiers in Veterinary Science |
ISSN: | 2297-1769 |
Popis: | Since the 1970s, several species of herpesviruses have been identified and associated with significant diseases in reptiles. Earlier discoveries placed these viruses into different taxonomic groups on the basis of morphological and biological characteristics, while advancements in molecular methods have led to more recent descriptions of novel reptilian herpesviruses, as well as providing insight into the phylogenetic relationship of these viruses. Herpesvirus infections in reptiles are often characterised by non-pathognomonic signs including stomatitis, encephalitis, conjunctivitis, hepatitis and proliferative lesions. With the exception of fibropapillomatosis in marine turtles, the absence of specific clinical signs has fostered misdiagnosis and underreporting of the actual disease burden in reptilian populations and hampered potential investigations that could lead to the effective control of these diseases. In addition, complex life histories, sampling bias and poor monitoring systems have limited the assessment of the impact of herpesvirus infections in wild populations and captive collections. Here we review the current published knowledge of the taxonomy, pathogenesis, pathology and epidemiology of reptilian herpesviruses. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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