First recorded case of paramyxovirus infection introduced into a healthy snake collection in Croatia (CROSBI ID 238138)
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Podaci o odgovornosti
Prpić, Jelena ; Keros, Tomislav ; Lang Balija, Maja ; Forčić, Dubravko ; Jemeršić, Lorena
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First recorded case of paramyxovirus infection introduced into a healthy snake collection in Croatia
In the present study, we describe the first paramyxovirus infection in a snake collection in Croatia caused by an introduction of new snakes that were not previously tested and didn’t show any signs of disease. In less than a month after introduction into a healthy colony, new snakes began to show respiratory symptoms (i.e. mouth opening, wheezing, etc.) and died within a month and a half after antibiotic therapy was applied. The same symptoms and a high mortality rate were then observed in in-contact snakes from other collections belonging to different snake families. Two entries of new snakes in different time periods were recorded and recognized as possible sources of infection. We stress the need for veterinary health control and monitoring of snakes prior to transportation as well as implementing obligatory quarantine measures to minimize the risk of infection among newly established snake groups.
Snake, Paramyxovirus, Nested RT-PCR, Phylogenetic characterization, Infection, Croatia
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Podaci o izdanju
Povezanost rada
Veterinarska medicina