Generation of Anti-Boa Immunoglobulin Antibodies for Serodiagnostic Applications, and Their Use to Detect Anti-Reptarenavirus Antibodies in Boa Constrictor. [PDF]
Immunoglobulins (Igs), the key effectors of the adaptive immune system, mediate the specific recognition of foreign structures, i.e. antigens. In mammals, IgM production commonly precedes the production of IgG in the response to an infection.
Yegor Korzyukov +4 more
doaj +2 more sources
Porocephalus species (Pentastomida) infecting Boa constrictor (Boidae) and Lachesis muta (Viperidae) in northeastern Brazil [PDF]
Espécies de Porocephalus (Pentastomida) infectando Boa constrictor (Boidae) e Lachesis muta (Viperidae) na Região Nordeste do Brasil. O Brasil possui uma grande diversidade de cobras, mas há poucos trabalhos realizados sobre parasitismo destas por ...
Waltécio de Oliveira Almeida +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
Adenovirus Hepatitis in a Boa Constrictor (Boa Constrictor) [PDF]
A boa constrictor was submitted for postmortem evaluation. At necropsy, there were no substantial lesions except in the liver. Light microscopy revealed severe multifocal to coalescing coagulative necrotic hepatitis, with basophilic and eosinophilic intranuclear inclusions in hepatocytes within the necrotic foci.
A, Ramis +5 more
openaire +2 more sources
Prevalence of inclusion body disease and associated comorbidity in captive collections of boid and pythonid snakes in Belgium [PDF]
Inclusion body disease (IBD) is caused by reptarenaviruses and constitutes one of the most notorious viral diseases in snakes. Although central nervous system disease and various other clinical signs have been attributed to IBD in boid and pythonid ...
Hellebuyck, Tom +3 more
core +1 more source
Detection of Cryptosporidium and Giardia duodenalis in Reptiles in Thailand. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis are significant intestinal protozoan parasites affecting humans and animals worldwide. These infections are transmitted through the faecal–oral route, by contaminated water, food or close contact with infected hosts.
Sutthikornchai C +9 more
europepmc +2 more sources
Environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling improves occurrence and detection estimates of invasive burmese pythons. [PDF]
Environmental DNA (eDNA) methods are used to detect DNA that is shed into the aquatic environment by cryptic or low density species. Applied in eDNA studies, occupancy models can be used to estimate occurrence and detection probabilities and thereby ...
Margaret E Hunter +7 more
doaj +1 more source
Few felids have been recorded as being preyed upon by the boa constrictor snake (Boa constrictor). Documentation of predation on felids by reptiles is scarce, and natural predators of the adult jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi) are poorly known.
Octavio Monroy-Vilchis +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Differential Disease Susceptibilities in Experimentally Reptarenavirus-Infected Boa Constrictors and Ball Pythons. [PDF]
Inclusion body disease (IBD) is an infectious disease originally described in captive snakes. It has traditionally been diagnosed by the presence of large eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusions and is associated with neurological, gastrointestinal, and ...
Boback, Scott M +9 more
core +1 more source
Uma jibóia (Boa constrictor), de onze anos de cativeiro, apresentou à seis meses um histórico de aumento de volume ao longo da coluna vertebral e perda progressiva dos movimentos e de apetite.
N.M. Ocarino +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium spp. in captive reptiles [PDF]
The genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium in reptiles was analyzed by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism and sequence analysis of the small subunit rRNA gene.
Xiao, L. +12 more
core +2 more sources

