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First report of ranavirus mortality in a common snapping turtle Chelydra serpentina.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | McKenzie, Christina M. Piczak, Morgan L. Snyman, Heindrich N. Joseph, Tomy Theijin, Chantal Chow-Fraser, Patricia Jardine, C. M. |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Abstract | An adult male snapping turtle with marked palpebral edema and multifocal skin ulceration was found alive in a marsh in southern Ontario in summer 2017. The turtle was transported to a rehabilitation facility and died 4 d after arrival. The carcass was submitted to the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative for post-mortem examination. Gross lesions included ulcerative conjunctivitis, necrotizing stomatitis, and splenomegaly. Microscopically, this corresponded to multisystemic fibrinonecrotizing vasculitis and severe fibrinous splenic necrosis. Liver tissue tested positive for frog virus 3-like ranavirus and negative for herpesvirus via polymerase chain reaction. The gross and microscopic lesions were consistent with previous reports of ranavirus infection in turtles and were severe enough to have been the cause of death in this case. This is the first report of morbidity and mortality in a common snapping turtle with a ranavirus infection, and the first reported case of ranavirus infection in a reptile in Canada. Ranaviruses are considered to be an emerging infectious disease in chelonians as they are increasing in distribution, prevalence, and host range. |
| Starting Page | 221 |
| Ending Page | 227 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.3354/dao03324 |
| PubMed reference number | 31188138 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 132 |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://greatlakeswetlands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/McKenzie-et-al.-2019.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03324 |
| Journal | Diseases of aquatic organisms |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
