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Characterisation, prevalence and severity of skin lesions caused by ophidiomycosis in a population of wild snakes.
| العنوان: | Characterisation, prevalence and severity of skin lesions caused by ophidiomycosis in a population of wild snakes. |
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| المؤلفون: | Allain SJR; Durrell Institute of Ecology and Conservation, School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NR, UK.; Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4RY, UK., Leech DI; British Trust for Ornithology, The Nunnery, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 2PU, UK., Hopkins K; Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4RY, UK., Seilern-Moy K; Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4RY, UK., Rodriguez-Ramos Fernandez J; IDEXX Laboratories Limited, Grange House, Sandbeck Way, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS22 7DN, UK., Griffiths RA; Durrell Institute of Ecology and Conservation, School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NR, UK. R.A.Griffiths@kent.ac.uk., Lawson B; Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4RY, UK. |
| المصدر: | Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2024 Mar 02; Vol. 14 (1), pp. 5162. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 02. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Nature Publishing Group Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101563288 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2045-2322 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20452322 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Sci Rep Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: London : Nature Publishing Group, copyright 2011- |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Colubridae* , Skin Diseases*, Animals ; Humans ; Prevalence ; Snakes ; Europe ; United Kingdom |
| مستخلص: | Ophidiomycosis is an emerging infectious disease affecting wild snakes in the Northern Hemisphere. Recently confirmed in Great Britain, the prevalence, severity and significance of ophidiomycosis has yet to be characterised in free-living snakes at a population level in Europe. Therefore, a population of barred grass snakes (Natrix helvetica) in eastern England was monitored for three seasons (May 2019 to October 2021), to investigate the prevalence (25.5%; 191/750 snakes) and severity of skin lesions and their aetiology. The most frequently observed skin lesion characteristics were changes in scale colour, crusting, and scale margin erosion. The majority of such lesions (96.9%; 185/191 snakes) was observed on the ventral surface along the length of the body. The severity of skin lesions was considered mild in more than half of the cases (53.1%; 98/191 snakes). Predominantly, skin lesions were observed in adult snakes (72.8%; 139/191 snakes). Combined histological examinations and qPCR tests of skin lesions from N. helvetica sloughs and/or carcasses confirmed a diagnosis of ophidiomycosis. Further targeted surveillance, supported by molecular and histological examinations to confirm skin lesion aetiology, is required to determine the extent to which our findings reflect the occurrence of ophidiomycosis in populations within wider landscapes. (© 2024. The Author(s).) |
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| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20240302 Date Completed: 20240305 Latest Revision: 20240306 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240306 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC10908839 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-024-55354-5 |
| PMID: | 38431688 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
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