| organochlorine pesticides associated with ocular, nasal, or otic infection in the eastern box turtle (terrapene carolina carolina). | from may 1987 to september 1994, 19 eastern box turtles (terrapene carolina carolina) originating from scattered locations on long island, new york (usa) were presented with one or more of the following signs: listlessness, ocular and nasal discharge, conjunctivitis, blepharitis, and otitis media. numerous species of bacteria and yeast were isolated by aerobic culture. histopathologic findings confirmed chronic active bacterial infections. toxicologic analyses of livers revealed elevated concent ... | 1997 | 9226623 |
| ranavirus infection of free-ranging and captive box turtles and tortoises in the united states. | iridoviruses of the genus ranavirus are well known for causing mass mortality events of fish and amphibians with sporadic reports of infection in reptiles. this article describes five instances of ranavirus infection in chelonians between 2003 and 2005 in georgia, florida, new york, and pennsylvania, usa. affected species included captive burmese star tortoises (geochelone platynota), a free-ranging gopher tortoise (gopherus polyphemus), free-ranging eastern box turtles (terrapene carolina carol ... | 2008 | 18957641 |