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Reavill, D. R., Okimoto, B., Barr, B. C., Nordhausen, R., & Schmidt, R. E. , Proliferative pneumonia due to intracellular protozoa in radiated tortoises (geochelone radiata). Unpublished paper presented at Joint Conference of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, Wildlife Disease Association, American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians.
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| Resource type: Conference Paper BibTeX citation key: Reavill2004 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Astrochelys radiata, Astrochelys yniphora, Einzeller - protozoa, Indotestudo forstenii, Manouria impressa, Schildkröten - turtles + tortoises, Stigmochelys pardalis, Testudinidae, Veterinärmedizin - veterinary medicine Creators: Barr, Nordhausen, Okimoto, Reavill, Schmidt Collection: Joint Conference of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, Wildlife Disease Association, American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians |
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Testudinidae Infectious causes of pneumonia in tortoises include viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites. An uncommonly recognized cause of pneumonia in tortoises is an intranuclear protozoa reported in several species of captive tortoises in the United States. This has been described in two captivebred juvenile radiated tortoises (Geochelone radiata), two adult radiated tortoises, one wild caught adult impressed tortoise (Manouria impressa), one captive-bred juvenile leopard tortoise (Geochelone pardalis), and three Travancore tortoises (Indotestudo forstenii). All tortoises had intranuclear coccidial parasites in a variety of epithelial tissues. Inflammation of the lung was noted in five tortoises and one had a proliferative pneumonia. Four other radiated tortoises and one Madagascar angulated tortoise (Geochelone yniphora) penned with these four, were relocated and have survived.
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