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Johnson, A. J., & Jacobson, E. R. , Detection of antibodies to ranavirus in gopher tortoises (gopherus polyphemus) in the southeastern united states. Unpublished paper presented at Joint Conference of AAZV/ARAV.
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| Resource type: Conference Paper BibTeX citation key: Johnson2008a View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Gopherus, Gopherus polyphemus, Habitat = habitat, Nordamerika = North America, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Testudinidae, Veterinärmedizin = veterinary medicine, Viren = viruses Creators: Jacobson, Johnson Collection: Joint Conference of AAZV/ARAV |
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Gopherus polyphemus Testudinidae One thousand gopher tortoise samples were assayed from Alabama (n=9), Florida (n=658), Georgia (n=225), Louisiana (n=12) and Mississippi (n=28). Eight (1.2%) seropositive tortoises were identified from Florida and seven (3.1%) seropositive tortoises were identified from Georgia for a total of 15 (1.5%) seropositive tortoises. Results of this study indicate that seroprevalence of exposure to Ranavirus is low (1.5%) among free-ranging tortoises in the southeast. However, it is suspected that this is an underestimate of the true incidence of infection as experimental transmission studies have shown a high rate of mortality in infected turtles.
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