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1. Mosquitoes as a Potential Vector of Ranavirus Transmission in Terrestrial Turtles

Author:
Kimble, Steven J. A.; Karna, Ajit K.; Johnson, April J.; Hoverman, Jason T.; Williams, Rod N.
Source:
EcoHealth 2015 v.12 no.2 pp. 334-338
ISSN:
1612-9202
Subject:
Ranavirus,   etc   ; Aedes; DNA; amphibians; fish; herpetofauna; hosts; mortality; pathogens; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; turtles; virus transmission; viruses; Indiana;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... Ranaviruses are significant pathogens of amphibians, reptiles, and fishes, contributing to mass mortality events worldwide. Despite an increasing focus on ranavirus ecology, our understanding of ranavirus transmission, especially among reptilian hosts, remains limited. For example, experimental evidence for oral transmission of the virus in chelonians is mixed. Consequently, vector-borne transmiss ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10393-014-0974-3