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Chinchar, G. V., & Waltzek, T. B. (2014). Ranaviruses: Not just for frogs. PloS Pathogens, 10(1), e1003850.
Added by: Sarina Wunderlich (06 Jul 2014 16:10:35 UTC) |
| Resource type: Journal Article DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003850 BibTeX citation key: Chinchar2014 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Kinosternidae, Kinosternon baurii, Kinosternon subrubrum, Schildkröten - turtles + tortoises, Viren - viruses Creators: Chinchar, Waltzek Collection: PloS Pathogens |
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Terrapene carolina Trionychidae Pelodiscus sinensis Appreciation of ranaviruses as contributors to morbidity and mortality among ectotherms has markedly increased. Early disease reports were sporadic, but hinted at the potential impact such infections had on wildlife, especially endangered or geographically constrained populations. As diagnostic tools improved, die-offs that had been attributed to nonpathogenic causes, ‘‘other’’ infectious agents, or listed as ‘‘unknown’’ were increasingly shown to involve ranaviruses. Thus infection of box turtles in the Eastern United States , tiger salamanders in western North America , wild and captive boreal toads (Chinchar, Waltzek, and Pessier, unpublished), and common frogs in the United Kingdom were all due to ranavirus infection.
Added by: Sarina Wunderlich |