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Characterisation, prevalence and severity of skin lesions caused by ophidiomycosis in a population of wild snakes

Allain, S. J. R., Leech, D. I., Hopkins, K., Seilern-Moy, K., Fernandez, J. R. R., Griffiths, R. A. & Lawson, B. (2024). Characterisation, prevalence and severity of skin lesions caused by ophidiomycosis in a population of wild snakes. Scientific Reports, 14, 5162. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55354-5

Chrysosporium sp. infection in eastern massasauga rattlesnakes

Allender, M. C., Dreslik, M., Wylie, S., Phillips, C., Wylie, D. B., Maddox, C., Delaney, M. A. & Kinsel, M. J. (2011). Chrysosporium sp. infection in eastern massasauga rattlesnakes. Emerging Infectious Disease, 17(12), 2383-2384. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1712.110240

The natural history, ecology, and epidemiology of Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola and its potential impact on free-ranging snake populations

Allender, M. C., Raudabaugh, D. B., Gleason, F. H. & Miller, A. N. (2015). The natural history, ecology, and epidemiology of Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola and its potential impact on free-ranging snake populations. Fungal Ecology, 17, 187-196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2015.05.003

Ophidiomycosis, an emerging fungal disease of snakes: Targeted surveillance on military lands and detection in the western US and Puerto Rico

Allender, M. C., Ravesi, M. J., Haynes, E., Ospina, E., Petersen, C., Phillips, C. A. & Lovich, R. (2020). Ophidiomycosis, an emerging fungal disease of snakes: Targeted surveillance on military lands and detection in the western US and Puerto Rico. PLoS ONE, 15(1), e0240415. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.02404

TaqMan real-time polymerase chain reaction for detection of Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, the fungus associated with snake fungal disease

Bohuski, E., Lorch, J. M., Griffin, K. M. & Blehert, D. S. (2015). TaqMan real-time polymerase chain reaction for detection of Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, the fungus associated with snake fungal disease. BMC Veterinary Research, 11, 95. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-015-0407-8

Soil reservoir dynamics of Ophidiomyces ophidiicola, the causative agent of snake fungal disease

Campbell, L. J., Burger, J., Zappalorti, R. T., Bunnell, J. F., Winzeler, M. E., Taylor, D. R. & Lorch, J. M. (2021). Soil reservoir dynamics of Ophidiomyces ophidiicola, the causative agent of snake fungal disease. Journal of Fungi, 7(6), 461. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7060461

Ophidiomycosis prevalence in Georgia's Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi) populations

Chandler, H. C., Allender, M. C., Stegenga, B. S., Haynes, E., Ospina, E. & Stevenson, D. J. (2019). Ophidiomycosis prevalence in Georgia's Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi) populations. PLoS ONE 14(6), e0218351. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218351

Decline of an isolated timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) population: Interactions between climate change, disease, and loss of genetic diversity

Clark, R. W., Marchand, M. N., Clifford, B. J., Stechert, R. & Stephens, S. (2011). Decline of an isolated timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) population: Interactions between climate change, disease, and loss of genetic diversity. Biological Conservation, 144(2), 886-891. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2010.12.001

Oo-No: Ophidiomyces ophidiicola-bacterial interactions and the role of skin lipids in development of ophidiomycosis.

Dallas, J. W., Ghotbi, M., Rurik, A. J., King, T., Rubin, R. T., Cummins, C., Alexander, N. R., Martinez, T. A., Wilson, I. B., Foster, E., Madera, M. A., Crick, J. E. & Walker, D. M. (2026). Oo-No: Ophidiomyces ophidiicola-bacterial interactions and the role of skin lipids in development of ophidiomycosis. PLoS Pathogens, 22(1), e1013875. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1013875

Revisiting ophidiomycosis (snake fungal disease) after a decade of targeted research

Davy, C. M., Shirose, L., Campbell, D., Dillon, R., McKenzie, C., Nemeth, N., Braithwaite, T., Cai, H., Degazio, T., Dobbie, T., Egan, S., Fotherby, H., Litzgus, J. D., Manorome, P., Marks, S., Paterson, J. E., Sigler, L., Slavic, D., Slavik, E., Urquhart, J. & Jardine, C. (2021) Revisiting ophidiomycosis (snake fungal disease) after a decade of targeted research. Frontiers Veterinary Science, 8, 665805. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.665805

Seasonal and interspecific variation in the prevalence of Ophidiomyces ophidiicola and Ophidiomycosis in a community of free-ranging snakes

Dillon, R. M., Paterson, J. E., Manorome, P., Ritchie, K., Shirose, L., Slavik, E. & Davy, C. M. (2022). Seasonal and interspecific variation in the prevalence of Ophidiomyces ophidiicola and Ophidiomycosis in a community of free-ranging snakes. Journal of Wildlife Disease, 58(4), 791-802. https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-21-00134

Environmental associations of Ophidiomyces ophidiicola, the causative agent of ophidiomycosis in snakes

Friedeman, N., Carter, E., Kingsbury, B. A., Ravesi, M. J., Josimovich, J. M., Matthews, M. & Jordan, M. A. (2024). Environmental associations of Ophidiomyces ophidiicola, the causative agent of ophidiomycosis in snakes. PLoS ONE, 19(10), e0310954. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0310954

Snake fungal disease: an emerging threat to wild snakes

Lorch, J. M., Knowles, S., Lankton, J. S., Michell, K., Edwards, J. L., Kapfer, J. M., Staffen, R. A., Wild, E. R., Schmidt, K. Z., Ballmann, A. E., Blodgett, D., Farrell, T. M., Glorioso, B. M., Last, L. A., Price, S. J., Schuler, K. L., Smith, C. E., Wellehan, J. F. X. & Blehert, D. S. (2016). Snake fungal disease: an emerging threat to wild snakes. Philosophical Transactions B, 371(1709), 20150457. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2015.0457

Experimental infection of snakes with Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola causes pathological changes that typify snake fungal disease

Lorch, J. M., Lankton, J., Werner, K., Falendysz, E. A., McCurley, K. & Blehert, D. S. (2015). Experimental infection of snakes with Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola causes pathological changes that typify snake fungal disease. mBio, 6(6), e01534-15. https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01534-15

Confirmed cases of ophidiomycosis in museum specimens from as early as 1945, United States

Lorch, J. M., Price, S. J., Lankton, J. S. & Drayer, A. N. (2021). Confirmed cases of ophidiomycosis in museum specimens from as early as 1945, United States. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 27 (7), 1986-1989. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2707.204864

Ophidiomycosis in red cornsnakes (Pantherophis guttatus): Potential roles of brumation and temperature on pathogenesis and transmission

McKenzie, C. M., Oesterle, P. T., Stevens, B., Shirose, L., Mastromonaco, G. F., Lillie, B. N., Davy, C. M., Jardine, C. M. & Nemeth, N. M. (2020). Ophidiomycosis in red cornsnakes (Pantherophis guttatus): Potential roles of brumation and temperature on pathogenesis and transmission. Veterinary Pathology, 57(6), 825-837. https://doi.org/10.1177/0300985820953423

Chrysosporium anamorph Nannizziopsis vriesii: An emerging fungal pathogen of captive and wild reptiles

Mitchel, M. A., & Walden, M. R. (2013). Chrysosporium anamorph Nannizziopsis vriesii: An emerging fungal pathogen of captive and wild reptiles. Veterinary and Clinical Exotic Animals, 16, 659-668. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvex.2013.05.013

Ophidiomyces ophidiicola detection and infection: a global review on a potential threat to the world's snake populations

Nicola, M. R. D., Coppari, L., Notomista, T. & Marini, D. (2022). Ophidiomyces ophidiicola detection and infection: a global review on a potential threat to the world's snake populations. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 68(5), 64. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-022-01612-8

Isolation and characterization of a new fungal species, Chrysosporium ophiodiicola, from a mycotic granuloma of a black rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta)

Rajeev, S., Sutton, D. A., Wickes, B. L., Miller, D. L., Giri, D., Van Meter M., Thompson, E. H., Rinaldi, M. G., Romanelli, A. M., Cano, J. F. & Guarro, J. (2008). Isolation and characterization of a new fungal species, Chrysosporium ophiodiicola, from a mycotic granuloma of a black rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta). Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 47(4), 1264-1268. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01751-08

Major emerging fungal diseases of reptiles and amphibians

Schilliger, L., Paillusseau, C., François, C. & Bonwitt, J. (2023). Major emerging fungal diseases of reptiles and amphibians. Pathogens, 12(3), 429. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12030429

Boid inclusion body disease is also a disease of wild boa constrictors

Alfaro-Alarcón, A., Hetzel, U., Smura, T., Baggio, F., Morales, J. A., Kipar, A. & Hepojoki, J. (2022). Boid inclusion body disease is also a disease of wild boa constrictors. Microbiology Spectrum, 10, e01705-22. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.01705-22

Identification of reptarenaviruses, hartmaniviruses, and a novel chuvirus in captive native Brazilian boa constrictors with boid inclusion body disease

Argenta, F. F., Hepojoki, J., Smura, T., Szirovicza, L., Hammerschmitt, M. E., Driemeier, D., Kipar, A. & Hetzel, U. (2020). Identification of reptarenaviruses, hartmaniviruses, and a novel chuvirus in captive native Brazilian boa constrictors with boid inclusion body disease. Journal of Virology, 94(11), e00001-20. https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.00001-20

A subpopulation of arenavirus nucleoprotein localizes to mitochondria

Baggio, F., Hetzel, U., Nufer, L., Kipar, A. & Hepojoki, J. (2021). A subpopulation of arenavirus nucleoprotein localizes to mitochondria. Scientific Reports, 11, 21048. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99887-5

A multiplex RT-PCR method for the detection of reptarenavirus infection

Baggio, F., Hetzel, U., Prähauser, B., Dervas, E., Michalopoulou, E., Thiele, T., Kipar, A., & Hepojoki, J. (2023). A multiplex RT-PCR method for the detection of reptarenavirus infection. Viruses, 15(12), 2313. https://doi.org/10.3390/v15122313

Temperature affects reptarenavirus growth in a permissive hostderived in vitro model

Berbic, I. K., Neck, S. D., Ressel, L., Michalopoulou, E., Kipar, A., Hepojoki, J., Hetzel, U., & Baggio, F. (2025). Temperature affects reptarenavirus growth in a permissive hostderived in vitro model. Journal of General Virology, 106(4), 002100. https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.002100

Inclusion body disease, a worldwide infectious disease of boid snakes: a review

Chang, L. W. & Jacobson, E. R. (2010). Inclusion body disease, a worldwide infectious disease of boid snakes: a review. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine, 19(3), 216-225. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2010.07.014

Haemolymphatic tissues of captive boa constrictor (Boa constrictor): Morphological features in healthy individuals and with boid inclusion body disease

Dervas, E., Michalopoulou, E., Hepojoki, J., Thiele, T., Baggio, F., Hetzel, U. & Kipar, A. (2025). Haemolymphatic tissues of captive boa constrictor (Boa constrictor): Morphological features in healthy individuals and with boid inclusion body disease. Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 162, 105302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dci.2024.105302

Cytoplasmic inclusions in corn snakes, Elaphe guttata, resembling inclusion body disease of boid snakes

Fleming, G. J., Heard, D. J., Jacobson, E. R. & Buergelt, C. (2003). Cytoplasmic inclusions in corn snakes, Elaphe guttata, resembling inclusion body disease of boid snakes. Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery, 13(2), 18-22. https://doi.org/10.5818/1529-9651.13.2.18

Arenavirus coinfections are common in snakes with boid inclusion body disease

Hepojoki, J., Salmenperä, P., Sironen, T., Hetzel, U., Korzyukov, Y., Kipar, A. & Vapalahti, O. (2015). Arenavirus coinfections are common in snakes with boid inclusion body disease. Journal of Virology, 89(16), 8657-8660. https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.01112-15

Isolation, identification, and characterization of novel arenaviruses, the etiological agents of boid inclusion body disease

Hetzel, U., Sironen, T., Laurinmäki, P., Liljeroos, L., Patjas, A., Henttonen, H., Vaheri, A., Artelt, A., Kipar, A., Butcher, S. J., Vapalahti, O. & Hepojoki, J. (2013). Isolation, identification, and characterization of novel arenaviruses, the etiological agents of boid inclusion body disease. Journal of Virology, 87, 10918-10935. https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.01123-13

ICTV virus taxonomy profile: Arenaviridae 2023

Radoshitzky, S. R., Buchmeier, M. J., Charrel, R. N., Gonzalez, J. J., Günther, S., Hepojoki, J., Kuhn, J. H., Lukashevich, I. S., Romanowski, V., Salvato, M. S., Sironi, M., Stenglein, M. D. & Torre, J. C. (2023). ICTV virus taxonomy profile: Arenaviridae 2023. Journal of General Virology, 104, 001891. https://ictv.global/report/chapter/arenaviridae/arenaviridae

A disease resembling inclusion body disease of boid snakes in captive palm vipers (Bothriechis marchi)

Raymond, J. T., Garner, M. M., Nordhausen, R. W. & Jacobson, E. R. (2001). A disease resembling inclusion body disease of boid snakes in captive palm vipers (Bothriechis marchi). Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 13(1), 82-86. https://doi.org/10.1177/104063870101300118

Inclusion body disease in boid snakes

Schumacher, J., Jacobson, E. R., Homer, B. L., & Gaskin, J. M. (1994). Inclusion body disease in boid snakes. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 25(4), 511–524. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20095411

Prevalence of inclusion body disease and associated comorbidity in captive collections of boid and pythonid snakes in Belgium

Simard, J., Marschang, R. E., Leineweber, C. & Hellebuyck, T. (2020). Prevalence of inclusion body disease and associated comorbidity in captive collections of boid and pythonid snakes in Belgium. PLoS ONE, 15(3), e0229667. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229667

Differential disease susceptibilities in experimentally reptarenavirus-infected boa constrictors and ball pythons

Stenglein, M. D., Guzman, D. S. M., Garcia, V. E., Layton, M. L., Hoon-Hanks, L. L., Boback, S. M., Keel, M. K., Drazenovich, T., Hawkins, M. G. & DeRisi, J. L. (2017). Differential disease susceptibilities in experimentally reptarenavirus-infected boa constrictors and ball pythons. Journal of Virology, 91(15), e00451-17. https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.00451-17

Antibody response in snakes with boid inclusion body disease

Windbichler, K., Michalopoulou, E., Palamides, P., Pesch, T., Jelinek, C., Vapalahti, O., Kipar, A., Hetzel, U. & Hepojoki, J. (2019). Antibody response in snakes with boid inclusion body disease. PLoS ONE, 14(9), e0221863. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221863

Measuring agreement and discord among hemagglutination inhibition assays against different ophidian paramyxovirus strains in the Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)

Allender, M. C., Mitchell, M. A., Dreslik, M. J., Phillips, C. A. & Beasley, V. R. (2008). Measuring agreement and discord among hemagglutination inhibition assays against different ophidian paramyxovirus strains in the Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 39(3), 358-361. https://doi.org/10.1638/2007-0111.1

Hematology, plasma biochemistry, and antibodies to select viruses in wild-caught Eastern massasauga rattlesnakes (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)

Allender, M. C., Mitchell, M. A., Phillips, C. A., Gruszynski, K. & Beasley, V. R. (2006). Hematology, plasma biochemistry, and antibodies to select viruses in wild-caught Eastern massasauga rattlesnakes (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus). Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 42(1), 107-114. https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-42.1.107

Health assessment of free-ranging eastern indigo snakes (Drymarchon couperi) from hydrologic restoration construction sites in South Florida, USA

Bogan, J. E. Jr., O'Hanlon, B. M., Steen, D. A., Horan, T., Taylor, R., Mason, A. K., Breen, T., Andreotta, H., Cornelius, B., Childress, A. & Elmore, M. (2024). Health assessment of free-ranging eastern indigo snakes (Drymarchon couperi) from hydrologic restoration construction sites in South Florida, USA. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 60(1), 39-51. https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-22-00184

Infectious disease serologic survey in free-ranging Venezuelan anacondas (Eunectes murinus)

Calle, P. P., Rivas, J., Muñoz, M., Thoebjarnarson, J., Holmstrom, W. & Karesh, W. B. (2001). Infectious disease serologic survey in free-ranging Venezuelan anacondas (Eunectes murinus). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 32(3), 320-323. https://doi.org/10.1638/1042-7260(2001)032[0320:IDSSIF]2.0.CO;2

Respiratory disease in ball pythons (Python regius) experimentally infected with ball python nidovirus

Hoon-Hanks, L. L., Layton, M. L., Ossiboff, R. J., Parker, J. S. L., Dubovi, E. J., & Stenglein. Respiratory disease in ball pythons (Python regius) experimentally infected with ball python nidovirus. Virology, 517, 77-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2017.12.008

Respiratory disease in ball pythons (Python regius) experimentally infected with ball python nidovirus

Paramyxoviruses in reptiles: A review

Hyndman, T. H., Shilton, C. M. & Marschang, R. E. (2013). Paramyxoviruses in reptiles: A review. Veterinary Microbiology, 165(3-4), 200-213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.04.002

Paramyxo-like virus infection in a rock rattlesnake

Jacobson, E., Gaskin, J. M., Simpson, C. F. & Terrell, T. G. (1980). Paramyxo-like virus infection in a rock rattlesnake. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 177(9), 796-799. https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.1980.177.09.796

Epizootic of ophidian paramyxovirus in a zoological collection: pathological, microbiological, and serological finding

Jacobson, E. R., Gaskin, J. M., Wells, S., Bowler, K. & Schumacher, J. (1992). Epizootic of ophidian paramyxovirus in a zoological collection: pathological, microbiological, and serological finding. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 23(3), 318-327. https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/20095233.pdf

Comparison of three different PCR protocols for the detection of ferlaviruses

Kolesnik, E., Hyndman, T. H., Müller, E., Pees, M. & Marschang, R. E. (2019). Comparison of three different PCR protocols for the detection of ferlaviruses. BMC Veterinary Research, 15(1), 281. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-019-2028-0

Complete genome sequence of fer-de-lance virus reveals a novel gene in reptilian paramyxoviruses

Kurath, G., Batts, W. N., Ahne, W. & Winton, J. R. (2004). Complete genome sequence of fer-de-lance virus reveals a novel gene in reptilian paramyxoviruses. Journal of Virology, 78(4), 2045-2056. https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.78.4.2045-2056.2004

A novel type of paramyxovirus found in Hungary in a masked water snake (Homalopsis buccata) with pneumonia supports the suggested new taxonomy within the Ferlavirus genus

Papp, T., Gál, J., Abbas, M. D., Marschang, R. E. & Farkas, S. L. (2013). A novel type of paramyxovirus found in Hungary in a masked water snake (Homalopsis buccata) with pneumonia supports the suggested new taxonomy within the Ferlavirus genus. Veterinary Microbiology, 162 (1), 195-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.08.010

Cross-species transmission of a genogroup c Ferlavirus in a zoological collection in the United States

Pastor, A. R., West, G., Swenson, J., Garner, M. M., Childress, A. L. & Wellehan, J. F. X. Jr. Cross-species transmission of a genogroup c Ferlavirus in a zoological collection in the United States. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 56(1), 184-192. https://doi.org/10.1638/2023-0123

The role of host species in experimental ferlavirus infection: Comparison of a single strain in ball pythons (Python regius) and corn snakes (Pantherophis guttatus)

Pees, M., Möller, A., Schmidt, V., Schroedl, W. & Marschang, R. E. (2023). The role of host species in experimental ferlavirus infection: Comparison of a single strain in ball pythons (Python regius) and corn snakes (Pantherophis guttatus). Animals, 13(17), 2714. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13172714

Virus distribution and detection in corn snakes (Pantherophis guttatus) after experimental infection with three different ferlavirus strains

Pees, M., Neul, A., Müller, K., Schmidt, V., Truyen, U., Leinecker, N. & Marschang, R. E. (2016). Virus distribution and detection in corn snakes (Pantherophis guttatus) after experimental infection with three different ferlavirus strains. Veterinary Microbiology, 182, 213-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2015.11.024

Three genetically distinct ferlaviruses have varying effects on infected corn snakes (Pantherophis guttatus)

Pees, M., Schmidt, V., Papp, T., Gellért, A., Abbas, M., Starck, J. M., Neul, A. & Marschang, R. E. (2019). Three genetically distinct ferlaviruses have varying effects on infected corn snakes (Pantherophis guttatus). PLoS ONE, 14(6), e0217164. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217164

Epizootic reptilian ferlavirus infection in individual and multiple snake colonies with additional evidence of the virus in the male genital tract

Piewbang, C., Wardhani, S.W., Poonsin, P., Yostawonkul, J., Chai-in, P., Lacharoje, S., Saengdet, T., Vasaruchapong, T., Boonrungsiman, S., Kongmakee, P., Banlunara, W., Rungsipipat, A., Kasantikul, T. & Techangamsuwan, S. (2021). Epizootic reptilian ferlavirus infection in individual and multiple snake colonies with additional evidence of the virus in the male genital tract. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 12731. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92156-5

Seroprevalence and molecular characterization of Ferlavirus in captive vipers of Costa Rica

Solis, C., Arguedas, R., Baldi, M., Piche, M. & Jimenez, C. (2017). Seroprevalence and molecular characterization of Ferlavirus in captive vipers of Costa Rica. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 48(2), 420-430. https://doi.org/10.1638/2014-0200R4.1

Morphology and morphometry of the lung in corn snakes (Pantherophis guttatus) infected with three different strains of ferlavirus

Starck, J. M., Neul, A., Schmidt, V., Kolb, T., Franz-Guess, S., Balcecean, D. & Pees, M. (2017). Morphology and morphometry of the lung in corn snakes (Pantherophis guttatus) infected with three different strains of ferlavirus. Journal of Comparative Pathology, 156(4), 419-435. https://doi/org/10.1016/j.jcpa.2017.02.001

Detection and molecular epidemiology of ferlaviruses in farmed snakes with respiratory disease in Guangxi Province, China

Su, J. Y., Li, J., Que, T. C., Chen, H. L. & Zeng, Y. (2020). Detection and molecular epidemiology of ferlaviruses in farmed snakes with respiratory disease in Guangxi Province, China. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 32(3), 429-434. https://doi.org/10.1177/1040638720911023

Detection methods targeting the positive- and negative-sense RNA transcripts from plus-stranded RNA viruses

Warncke, S. R. & Knudsen, C. R. (2021). Detection methods targeting the positive- and negative-sense RNA transcripts from plus-stranded RNA viruses. APMIS, 130(5), 284-292. https://doi.org/10.1111/apm.13202

Sea turtle fibropapilloma tumors share genomic drivers and therapeutic vulnerabilities with human cancers

Duffy, D. J., Schnitzler, C., Karpinski, L., Thomas, R., Whilde, J., Eastman, C., Yang, C., Krstic, A., Rollinson, D., Zirkelbach, B., Yetsko, K., Burkhalter, B., & Martindale, M. Q. (2018). Sea turtle fibropapilloma tumors share genomic drivers and therapeutic vulnerabilities with human cancers. Communications Biology, 1, 63. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-018-0059-x

Sea turtles in the cancer risk landscape: A global meta-analysis of fibropapillomatosis prevalence and associated risk factors

Dujon, A. M., Schofield, G., Venegas, R. M., Thomas, F., & Ujvari, B. (2021). Sea turtles in the cancer risk landscape: A global meta-analysis of fibropapillomatosis prevalence and associated risk factors. Pathogens, 10(10), 1295. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10101295

Future research avenues for the study of fibropapillomatosis in sea turtles

Dupont, S. M., Bustamante, P., Duffy, D. J., Fort, J., Le Loc’h, G., Lelong, P., Chevallier, D., & Giraudeau, M. (2024). Future research avenues for the study of fibropapillomatosis in sea turtles. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 12, 1372096. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2024.1372096

Tumor outbreaks in marine turtles are not due to recent herpesvirus mutations

Herbst, L., Ene, A., Su, M., Desalle, R., & Lenz, J. (2004). Tumor outbreaks in marine turtles are not due to recent herpesvirus mutations. Current Biology, 14(17), R697-R699. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2004.08.040

A review of fibropapillomatosis in green turtles (Chelonia mydas)

Jones, K., Ariel, E., Burgess, G., & Read, M. (2016). A review of fibropapillomatosis in green turtles (Chelonia mydas). The Veterinary Journal, 212, 48-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2015.10.041

First evidence of chelonid herpesvirus 5 (ChHV5) infection in green turtles (Chelonia mydas) from Sabah, Borneo

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