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First report of ophidiomycosis in Asia caused by Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola in captive snakes in Japan

Ophidiomycosis is an emerging infectious disease caused by the fungus Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, which has been affecting wild and captive snakes in North America, Europe, and Australia. We report 12 cases of suspected ophidiomycosis in captive colubrid snakes in Japan. Pathological and microbiologi...

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Autores principales: TAKAMI, Yoshinori, NAM, Kyung-Ok, TAKAKI, Youki, KADEKARU, Sho, HEMMI, Chizuka, HOSOYA, Tsuyoshi, UNE, Yumi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8437724/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34176821
http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.21-0177