| diagnosis, treatment, and outcome of eastern box turtles (terrapene carolina carolina) presented to a wildlife clinic in tennessee, usa, 1995-2007. | we performed a retrospective review of medical records for 574 eastern box turtles (terrapene carolina carolina) that presented to the university of tennessee college of veterinary medicine (utcvm) wildlife clinic between 1995 and 2007. these cases were reviewed to document and investigate the presenting complaints, as identified by a good samaritan, final diagnoses, treatment modalities, days in hospital, and final disposition. presenting complaints were consistent with the final diagnoses in 8 ... | 2010 | 20966259 |
| pcr prevalence of ranavirus in free-ranging eastern box turtles (terrapene carolina carolina) at rehabilitation centers in three southeastern us states. | ranaviruses (genus ranavirus) have been observed in disease epidemics and mass mortality events in free-ranging amphibian, turtle, and tortoise populations worldwide. infection is highly fatal in turtles, and the potential impact on endangered populations could be devastating. our objectives were to determine the prevalence of ranavirus dna in blood and oral swabs, report associated clinical signs of infection, and determine spatial distribution of infected turtles. blood and oral swabs were tak ... | 2011 | 21719848 |
| prevalence of terrapene herpesvirus 1 in free-ranging eastern box turtles (terrapene carolina carolina) in tennessee and illinois, usa. | diseases affecting the upper respiratory tract, such as herpesviruses, are well described in captive chelonians worldwide, but their importance in free-ranging populations is less well known. to characterize the disease epidemiology of terrapene herpesvirus 1 (terhv1), 409 free-ranging eastern box turtles ( terrapene carolina carolina) in tennessee and illinois, us were tested for terhv1 in 2013 and 2014 using taqman quantitative pcr. whole blood and swabs of the oral mucosa were collected from ... | 2017 | 28099078 |
| modeling hematologic and biochemical parameters with spatiotemporal analysis for the free-ranging eastern box turtle (terrapene carolina carolina) in illinois and tennessee, a potential biosentinel. | box turtles are long-lived, inhabit both aquatic and terrestrial habitats, and have relatively small home ranges making them a suitable candidate as a sentinel. to characterize their changes in response to environmental health, assessment of observed variation of this species is required. thus, a comparative health assessment was employed in 825 eastern box turtles in east central illinois and oak ridge, tennessee, to establish a baseline health assessment with regard to sex, age class, season, ... | 2016 | 27384647 |
| select metal and metalloid surveillance of free-ranging eastern box turtles from illinois and tennessee (terrapene carolina carolina). | the eastern box turtle (terrapene carolina carolina) is a primarily terrestrial chelonian distributed across the eastern us. it has been proposed as a biomonitor due to its longevity, small home range, and reliance on the environment to meet its metabolic needs. plasma samples from 273 free-ranging box turtles from populations in tennessee and illinois in 2011 and 2012 were evaluated for presence of heavy metals and to characterize hematologic variables. lead (pb), arsenic (as), zinc (zn), chrom ... | 2015 | 26024619 |
| intracytoplasmic inclusions in circulating leukocytes from an eastern box turtle (terrapene carolina carolina) with iridoviral infection. | a free-ranging adult female eastern box turtle (terrapene carolina carolina) was presented to the university of tennessee in october 2003 because of suspected trauma and blindness. physical examination revealed lethargy, clear ocular and nasal discharges, and white oral and laryngeal plaques. intracytoplasmic inclusions within heterophils and large mononuclear leukocytes were observed on routine blood smear examination. postmortem findings included necrosis of epithelial and parenchymal cells wi ... | 2006 | 17092902 |