Investigations into the presence of nidoviruses in pythons

Abstract Background Pneumonia and stomatitis represent severe and often fatal diseases in different captive snakes. Apart from bacterial infections, paramyxo-, adeno-, reo- and arenaviruses cause these diseases. In 2014, new viruses emerged as the cause of pneumonia in pythons. In a few publications...

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Main Authors: Silvia Blahak, Maria Jenckel, Dirk Höper, Martin Beer, Bernd Hoffmann, Kore Schlottau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Virology Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-020-1279-5