Infectious dermatitis in a ball python (Python regius) colony.
J Zoo Wildl Med
; 29(4): 461-4, 1998 Dec.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10065857
ABSTRACT
Seven wild-caught ball pythons (Python regius), including six gravid females and one male, were obtained from Africa and were housed in a government animal facility in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Upon arrival, the snakes were found to be infested with ticks (Aponomma latus), which were manually removed. Four weeks following arrival, vesicular skin lesions began to appear on the snakes. Despite treatment of all affected female snakes with amikacin (5 mg/kg i.m., every 3 days) and cefotaxime (25 mg/kg i.m., every 3 days), the condition progressed and five of the female snakes died 7 wk after arrival. The remaining male and one female improved after an increase in environmental temperature, with ecdysis followed by healing. Physiologic stress, ectoparasites, and shipping may have predisposed the snakes to sepsis.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades Cutáneas Infecciosas
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Boidae
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Dermatitis
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Zoo Wildl Med
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Año:
1998
Tipo del documento:
Article