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- Title
Iridovirus Infection in Chinese Giant Salamanders, China, 2010.
- Authors
Dong, Wuzi; Zhang, Xiaoming; Yang, Changming; An, Junhui; Qin, Jinzhou; Song, Fengfeng; Zeng, Wenxian
- Abstract
The article focuses on a study of iridovirus infection in Chinese giant salamander or Andreas davidianus in Shanxi, Sichuan and Henan, China from June to October 2010. The affected animals manifested palpebral hyperemia or swelling, mouth pouch erythema and ulceration, among others. A virus in the iridovirus family is blamed for the high mortality rates in Chinese giant salamanders. The role of high water temperatures in the ditch mesocosms in disease prevalence is noted.
- Subjects
CHINA; CRYPTOBRANCHIDAE; HYPEREMIA; IRIDOVIRUSES; MORTALITY
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011, Vol 17, Issue 12, p2388
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3201/eid1712.101758