Confirmed Cases of Ophidiomycosis in Museum Specimens from as Early as 1945, United States

Ophidiomycosis represents a conservation threat to wild snake populations. The disease was reported in North America early in the 21st century, but the history of ophidiomycosis has not been investigated. We examined museum specimens and confirmed cases of ophidiomycosis >50 years before the dise...

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Autores principales: Lorch, Jeffrey M., Price, Steven J., Lankton, Julia S., Drayer, Andrea N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8237876/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34152968
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2707.204864
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author Lorch, Jeffrey M.
Price, Steven J.
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description Ophidiomycosis represents a conservation threat to wild snake populations. The disease was reported in North America early in the 21st century, but the history of ophidiomycosis has not been investigated. We examined museum specimens and confirmed cases of ophidiomycosis >50 years before the disease’s reported emergence.
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spelling pubmed-82378762021-07-09 Confirmed Cases of Ophidiomycosis in Museum Specimens from as Early as 1945, United States Lorch, Jeffrey M. Price, Steven J. Lankton, Julia S. Drayer, Andrea N. Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter Ophidiomycosis represents a conservation threat to wild snake populations. The disease was reported in North America early in the 21st century, but the history of ophidiomycosis has not been investigated. We examined museum specimens and confirmed cases of ophidiomycosis >50 years before the disease’s reported emergence. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-07 /pmc/articles/PMC8237876/ /pubmed/34152968 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2707.204864 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Lorch, Jeffrey M.
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Confirmed Cases of Ophidiomycosis in Museum Specimens from as Early as 1945, United States
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title_full Confirmed Cases of Ophidiomycosis in Museum Specimens from as Early as 1945, United States
title_fullStr Confirmed Cases of Ophidiomycosis in Museum Specimens from as Early as 1945, United States
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title_short Confirmed Cases of Ophidiomycosis in Museum Specimens from as Early as 1945, United States
title_sort confirmed cases of ophidiomycosis in museum specimens from as early as 1945, united states
topic Research Letter
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8237876/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34152968
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2707.204864
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