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- Title
Detection of Ophidiomyces ophidiicola in a Wild Burmese Python (Python bivittatus) in Hong Kong SAR, China.
- Authors
Grioni, Alessandro; To, Kar Wing; Crow, Paul; Rose-Jeffreys, Liz; Ching, Kar Keung; Chu, Lai On; Hill, Fraser Ian; Chan, Hon Ki; Cheung, Ka Shing
- Abstract
Ophidiomycosis (also referred to as snake fungal disease) is an emerging infectious disease caused by Ophidiomyces ophidiicola (Oo). PCR was used to detect Oo in a Burmese python (Python bivittatus) with skin lesions submitted to a rescue center in Hong Kong. This is the first report of this disease in this species. More research is needed in Asia to determine the prevalence of this fungus, its relationship with other species, and its ecological importance. These findings also highlight the significant role wildlife rescue centers play in monitoring wildlife diseases and ecosystem health.
- Subjects
HONG Kong (China); PYTHONS; WILDLIFE monitoring; WILDLIFE rescue; MYCOSES; WILDLIFE diseases; ECOSYSTEMS
- Publication
Journal of Herpetological Medicine & Surgery, 2021, Vol 31, Issue 4, p283
- ISSN
1529-9651
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5818/JHMS-S-20-00018