| first isolation of calicivirus from reptiles and amphibians. | calicivirus isolations were made from 4 poikilothermic species in a zoologic collection. viruses were recovered from 8 asymptomatic aruba island rattlesnakes (crotalus unicolor; rectal swab samples) and from 8 symptomatic animals (4 aruba island rattlesnakes, 2 bell's horned frogs [ceratophrys orata], 1 rock rattlesnake [c lepidus], and 1 eyelash viper [bothrops schlegeli] tissue samples obtained at necropsy). on the basis of cross-neutralization test results, the 16 isolates were antigenically ... | 1986 | 3019189 |
| characterization of paramyxoviruses isolated from three snakes. | multiple epizootics of pneumonia in captive snakes have been attributed to viruses which have been tentatively placed in the family paramyxoviridae. viruses isolated from an ill neotropical rattlesnake (crotalus durissus terrificus), from an aruba island rattlesnake (crotalus unicolor), and from a bush viper (atheris sp.) were propagated in vero cells and characterized. viral particles produced in vero cells were pleomorphic, enveloped, and contained helical nucleocapsids. the viruses were sensi ... | 1996 | 8822636 |
| pulmonary lesions in experimental ophidian paramyxovirus pneumonia of aruba island rattlesnakes, crotalus unicolor. | histologic and ultrastructural changes were observed in the respiratory portions of lung in five 29-40-month-old aruba island rattlesnakes, crotalus unicolor, that were inoculated with an aruba island rattlesnake virus (aiv) strain of ophidian paramyxovirus (opmv) isolated from an aruba island rattlesnake. lungs from one non-infected and three mock-infected aruba island rattlesnakes were examined also. from 4 to 22 days following intratracheal inoculation, progressive microscopic changes were se ... | 1997 | 9381656 |
| the effect of different snake venoms and anti-venoms on thrombin clotting time in human plasma. | crotaline snake species, or pit vipers, are distributed throughout asia and america. while much is known about the clinical effect of these snake venoms, there is a lack of evidence related to the various anti-venoms available and their effectiveness in reversing the effect of different venoms. | 2010 | 19922984 |
| clinical presentation and management of an aruban rattlesnake bite in the netherlands. | bites by aruban rattlesnake (crotalus durissus unicolor) are rare and not known to induce severe envenomations. here, we present a case of a 57 year-old man bitten by his pet aruban rattlesnake (crotalus durissus unicolor). he was admitted to hospital within 15 min. three and a half hours later his fibrinogen concentration decreased to 0.6 g/l (normal: 2.0-4.0). nine hours post-bite, he was treated with polyvalent snake antivenom covering crotalus durissus. three hours later his fibrinogen becam ... | 2016 | 27023827 |