Ophidiomyces ophidiicola in free-ranging and captive snakes in the Czech and Slovak Republics

被引：4

作者：

Pribyl, Michal ^{[1
]}

Kabelka, Richard ^{[2
]}

Hanzlik, Patrik M. ^{[1
]}

Mikulicek, Peter ^{[3
]}

Folk, Nicolas ^{[3
]}

Piacek, Vladimir ^{[1
]}

Pikula, Jiri ^{[1
]}

Balaz, Vojtech ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Vet Sci Brno, Fac Vet Hyg & Ecol, Dept Ecol & Dis Zoo Anim Game Fish & Bees, Brno, Czech Republic

[2] Palacky Univ Olomouc, Dept Zool, Fac Sci, Olomouc, Czech Republic

[3] Comenius Univ, Dept Zool, Fac Nat Sci, Bratislava, Slovakia

来源：

JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY | 2023年 / 72卷

关键词：

emerging disease; snake fungal disease; ophidiomycosis; Natrix; Europe; OPHIODIICOLA INFECTION; CHRYSOSPORIUM ANAMORPH; FUNGAL DISEASE; POPULATION; DERMATITIS; VIRGINIA;

D O I：

10.25225/jvb.23050

中图分类号：

Q95 [动物学];

学科分类号：

071002 ;

摘要：

Ophidiomyces ophidiicola (Oo) is a snake fungal pathogen that causes ophidiomycosis. The disease manifests as dermatomycosis and/or systemic mycosis, and can be fatal. It occurs in free-ranging snakes in Asia, Europe and the USA and has also been demonstrated in captive snakes. We tested for the presence of Oo in free-ranging snake populations in the Czech and Slovak Republics (n = 420) between 2019 and 2022, focusing mainly on grass snakes (Natrix natrix) and dice snakes (Natrix tessellata), as well as various captive exotic species (n = 207). After collecting skin swabs, we tested for Oo using the qPCR method. We confirmed fragmented occurrence of Oo in the Czech Republic (total prevalence 15%) and recorded Oo in the Slovak Republic for the first time (total prevalence 33.9%). The highest prevalence was observed in N. tessellata (20.2%), which appears to be the most susceptible species. The pathogen was not detected in captive snakes.

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