Subject: "Ranavirus" / Journal: EcoHealth / Subject: captive animals and adaptive immunity

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Author:: Kimble, Steven J. A.; Johnson, April J.; Williams, Rod N.; Hoverman, Jason T.
Source:: EcoHealth 2017 v.14 no.4 pp. 810-815
ISSN:: 1612-9202
Subject:: Ranavirus, etc ; Terrapene; adaptive immunity; captive animals; clinical examination; mortality; nose; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:: ... A Ranavirus outbreak in a captive population of wild-caught individuals was monitored using clinical evaluations and real-time PCR in 317 wild box turtles held in captivity during translocation. During the 2-year study period, the population experienced 71.6% mortality, suggesting that ranaviruses can rapidly attenuate populations. Wide variation in infection rate (7–94% per sampling period) was o ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10393-017-1263-8
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10393-017-1263-8