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Protozoa and protozoal infections in chelonians

Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine, 2019
Abstract Protozoa are common findings in chelonian practice, but the impact of many species on the animals’ health status is still inadequately known and understood. The present work aims to provide clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic updates on the main protozoan species that can infect turtles and tortoises: it covers many genera across amoebas ...
Edoardo Bardi
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Clinical Applications of Cystoscopy in Chelonians

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Exotic Animal Practice, 2015
The medical approach to chelonians can be challenging. Cystoscopy may be useful to evaluate morphologic changes in the viscera without the need of celiotomy, and is a valuable diagnostic tool. The size and transparency of the urinary bladder in chelonians allows visualization of most coelomic organs.
Nicola Di Girolamo
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A Case Study of the Online Trade of CITES-Listed Chelonians in Hong Kong

Chelonian Conservation and Biology, 2020
. The Internet is being exploited as a medium for illegal wildlife trade, and protected wildlife can now be sold and bought across social media and e-commerce platforms.
Hubert Ht Cheung
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A restraining apparatus for chelonians

Physiology and Behavior, 1983
A restraining system for the head and neck of tortoises or turtles is described which, when associated with a standard electrode carrier, can be used as a stereotaxic apparatus for Chelonians. The apparatus designed has two basic systems: one for holding the neck, the other for holding the head.
G, Rummler, A A, Belló
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HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF FREE-RANGING CHELONIANS IN AN URBAN SECTION OF THE BRONX RIVER, NEW YORK, USA

Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2019
: The Bronx River in Bronx, New York, US spans an area of significant human development and has been subject to historic and ongoing industrial contamination. We evaluated the health of freeranging native common snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) and
Robert J Ossiboff, William Moser
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Emerging Infectious Diseases of Chelonians

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Exotic Animal Practice, 2013
Various new diseases have emerged in captive and wild populations of turtles and tortoises. Several of these seem to be on the rise and have the potential to cause widespread disease. This article reviews the current literature and authors' experience with intranuclear coccidiosis, cryptosporidium, iridovirus, and adenovirus. The biology, epidemiology,
Paul M, Gibbons, Zachary J, Steffes
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Chelonian Sedation and Anesthesia

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, 2022
Anesthetic management of chelonians represents a unique challenge; the order Chelonia includes numerous species that display diverse anatomic features, habitats, body sizes, temperaments, and metabolic rates. Owing to their peculiar characteristics, safe and effective sedation and anesthesia may be more complicated than in other animals.
Stefania, Scarabelli, Nicola, Di Girolamo   +1 more
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Respiratory Disorders in Chelonians

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, 2021
"Respiratory tract disease in chelonians can be difficult to treat and as such proper diagnostics are paramount. Infectious agents that can affect the respiratory tract of chelonians include viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic organisms. Noninfectious diseases can also develop.
Kelsea, Studer, Nicola, Di Girolamo
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The diverse fossil chelonians from Milia (late Pliocene, Grevena, Greece) with a new species of Testudo Linnaeus, 1758 (Testudines: Testudinidae)

Papers in Palaeontology, 2016
Evangelos Vlachos
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