Fish & Wildlife Disease: Reptile Disease
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By Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program
September 29, 2022
Disease causing pathogens are of concern to human and wildlife health and are frequently the number one reported impairment for water resources in the United States.
Reptile Disease
Reptile Disease
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Epizootiology of spirorchid infection in green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Hawaii Epizootiology of spirorchid infection in green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Hawaii
We describe the epizootiology of spirorchiid trematode infections in Hawaiian green turtles (Chelonia mydas) by quantifying tissue egg burdens in turtles submitted for necropsy and by assessing antibody response to crude adult worm and egg antigens among a variety of age groups. Hapalotrema sp. and Laeredius sp. predominated in turtles infected with spirorchiids. Tissue egg burdens...
Authors
Thierry M. Work, George H. Balazs, Jody L. Schumacher, Amarisa Marie
Geographic variation in marine turtle fibropapillomatosis Geographic variation in marine turtle fibropapillomatosis
We document three examples of fibropapillomatosis by histology, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), and sequence analysis from three different geographic areas. Tumors compatible in morphology with fibropapillomatosis were seen in green turtles from Puerto Rico and San Diego (California) and in a hybrid loggerhead/ hawksbill turtle from Florida Bay (Florida). Tumors were...
Authors
R.J. Greenblatt, Thierry M. Work, P. Dutton, C.A. Sutton, T.R. Spraker, R.N. Casey, C.E. Diez, Dana C. Parker, J. St. Ledger, G.H. Balazs, J.W. Casey
Genomic variation of the fibropapilloma-associated marine turtle herpes virus across seven geographic areas and three host species Genomic variation of the fibropapilloma-associated marine turtle herpes virus across seven geographic areas and three host species
Fibropapillomatosis (FP) of marine turtles is an emerging neoplastic disease associated with infection by a novel turtle herpesvirus, fibropapilloma-associated turtle herpesvirus (FPTHV). This report presents 23 kb of the genome of an FPTHV infecting a Hawaiian green turtle (Chelonia mydas). By sequence homology, the open reading frames in this contig correspond to herpes simplex virus...
Authors
R.J. Greenblatt, S.L. Quackenbush, R.N. Casey, J. Rovnak, G.H. Balazs, Thierry M. Work, J.W. Casey, C.A. Sutton
The elusive baseline of marine disease: Are diseases in ocean ecosystems increasing? The elusive baseline of marine disease: Are diseases in ocean ecosystems increasing?
Disease outbreaks alter the structure and function of marine ecosystems, directly affecting vertebrates (mammals, turtles, fish), invertebrates (corals, crustaceans, echinoderms), and plants (seagrasses). Previous studies suggest a recent increase in marine disease. However, lack of baseline data in most communities prevents a direct test of this hypothesis. We developed a proxy to...
Authors
Jessica R. Ward, Kevin D. Lafferty
Necropsies of six desert tortoises from California Necropsies of six desert tortoises from California
No abstract available at this time
Authors
E.R. Jacobson, K.H. Berry
The Ozobranchus leech is a candidate mechanical vector for the fibropapilloma-associated turtle herpesvirus found latently infecting skin tumors on Hawaiian green turtles (Chelonia mydas) The Ozobranchus leech is a candidate mechanical vector for the fibropapilloma-associated turtle herpesvirus found latently infecting skin tumors on Hawaiian green turtles (Chelonia mydas)
Fibropapillomatosis (FP) of marine turtles is a neoplastic disease of ecological concern. A fibropapilloma-associated turtle herpesvirus (FPTHV) is consistently present, usually at loads exceeding one virus copy per tumor cell. DNA from an array of parasites of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) was examined with quantitative PCR (qPCR) to determine whether any carried viral loads are...
Authors
R.J. Greenblatt, Thierry M. Work, G. Balazs, C.A. Sutton, R.N. Casey, J.W. Casey
Disease causing pathogens are of concern to human and wildlife health and are frequently the number one reported impairment for water resources in the United States.
Reptile Disease
Reptile Disease
Explore our science using the data below.
Explore our science using the publications below.
Filter Total Items: 77
Epizootiology of spirorchid infection in green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Hawaii Epizootiology of spirorchid infection in green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Hawaii
We describe the epizootiology of spirorchiid trematode infections in Hawaiian green turtles (Chelonia mydas) by quantifying tissue egg burdens in turtles submitted for necropsy and by assessing antibody response to crude adult worm and egg antigens among a variety of age groups. Hapalotrema sp. and Laeredius sp. predominated in turtles infected with spirorchiids. Tissue egg burdens...
Authors
Thierry M. Work, George H. Balazs, Jody L. Schumacher, Amarisa Marie
Geographic variation in marine turtle fibropapillomatosis Geographic variation in marine turtle fibropapillomatosis
We document three examples of fibropapillomatosis by histology, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), and sequence analysis from three different geographic areas. Tumors compatible in morphology with fibropapillomatosis were seen in green turtles from Puerto Rico and San Diego (California) and in a hybrid loggerhead/ hawksbill turtle from Florida Bay (Florida). Tumors were...
Authors
R.J. Greenblatt, Thierry M. Work, P. Dutton, C.A. Sutton, T.R. Spraker, R.N. Casey, C.E. Diez, Dana C. Parker, J. St. Ledger, G.H. Balazs, J.W. Casey
Genomic variation of the fibropapilloma-associated marine turtle herpes virus across seven geographic areas and three host species Genomic variation of the fibropapilloma-associated marine turtle herpes virus across seven geographic areas and three host species
Fibropapillomatosis (FP) of marine turtles is an emerging neoplastic disease associated with infection by a novel turtle herpesvirus, fibropapilloma-associated turtle herpesvirus (FPTHV). This report presents 23 kb of the genome of an FPTHV infecting a Hawaiian green turtle (Chelonia mydas). By sequence homology, the open reading frames in this contig correspond to herpes simplex virus...
Authors
R.J. Greenblatt, S.L. Quackenbush, R.N. Casey, J. Rovnak, G.H. Balazs, Thierry M. Work, J.W. Casey, C.A. Sutton
The elusive baseline of marine disease: Are diseases in ocean ecosystems increasing? The elusive baseline of marine disease: Are diseases in ocean ecosystems increasing?
Disease outbreaks alter the structure and function of marine ecosystems, directly affecting vertebrates (mammals, turtles, fish), invertebrates (corals, crustaceans, echinoderms), and plants (seagrasses). Previous studies suggest a recent increase in marine disease. However, lack of baseline data in most communities prevents a direct test of this hypothesis. We developed a proxy to...
Authors
Jessica R. Ward, Kevin D. Lafferty
Necropsies of six desert tortoises from California Necropsies of six desert tortoises from California
No abstract available at this time
Authors
E.R. Jacobson, K.H. Berry
The Ozobranchus leech is a candidate mechanical vector for the fibropapilloma-associated turtle herpesvirus found latently infecting skin tumors on Hawaiian green turtles (Chelonia mydas) The Ozobranchus leech is a candidate mechanical vector for the fibropapilloma-associated turtle herpesvirus found latently infecting skin tumors on Hawaiian green turtles (Chelonia mydas)
Fibropapillomatosis (FP) of marine turtles is a neoplastic disease of ecological concern. A fibropapilloma-associated turtle herpesvirus (FPTHV) is consistently present, usually at loads exceeding one virus copy per tumor cell. DNA from an array of parasites of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) was examined with quantitative PCR (qPCR) to determine whether any carried viral loads are...
Authors
R.J. Greenblatt, Thierry M. Work, G. Balazs, C.A. Sutton, R.N. Casey, J.W. Casey