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FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
卷 8, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.733404
关键词
reptile; nidovirus; taxonomy; serpentovirus; respiratory disease; infectious disease
资金
- College of Public Health, Medical, and Veterinary Sciences Higher Degree Research Enhancement Scheme, James Cook University, Australia
Since their discovery in 2014, reptile nidoviruses have become significant pathogens worldwide, particularly causing respiratory diseases in captive snake species. While there have been studies in captive snake collections, the disease risk to wild reptile populations remains largely unknown, highlighting the need for more experimental and investigative research.
Since their discovery in 2014, reptile nidoviruses (also known as serpentoviruses) have emerged as significant pathogens worldwide. They are known for causing severe and often fatal respiratory disease in various captive snake species, especially pythons. Related viruses have been detected in other reptiles with and without respiratory disease, including captive and wild populations of lizards, and wild populations of freshwater turtles. There are many opportunities to better understand the viral diversity, species susceptibility, and clinical presentation in different species in this relatively new field of research. In captive snake collections, reptile nidoviruses can spread quickly and be associated with high morbidity and mortality, yet the potential disease risk to wild reptile populations remains largely unknown, despite reptile species declining on a global scale. Experimental studies or investigations of disease outbreaks in wild reptile populations are scarce, leaving the available literature limited mostly to exploring findings of naturally infected animals in captivity. Further studies into the pathogenesis of different reptile nidoviruses in a variety of reptile species is required to explore the complexity of disease and routes of transmission. This review focuses on the biology of these viruses, hosts and geographic distribution, clinical signs and pathology, laboratory diagnosis and management of reptile nidovirus infections to better understand nidovirus infections in reptiles.
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