Publications

cryptosporidium sp.-associated enteritis without gastritis in rough green snakes (opheodrys aestivus) and a common garter snake (thamnophis sirtalis).	an epizootic of severe cryptosporidium sp.-associated enteritis occurred in a group of 15 wild-caught juvenile rough green snakes (opheodrys aestivus) at the baltimore zoo quarantine facility. all of the animals died with no premonitory signs. histopathologic examination of the small and proximal large intestine of eight of the green snakes showed moderate to severe cryptosporidium sp. infection and enteritis characterized by dense heterophilic and lymphocytic inflammatory infiltrates throughout ...	2001	12790403
orthoreovirus infection and concurrent cryptosporidiosis in rough green snakes (opheodrys aestivus): pathology and identification of a novel orthoreovirus strain via polymerase chain reaction and sequencing.	reoviruses are nonenveloped, segmented, double-stranded rna viruses capable of infecting a wide range of invertebrate, vertebrate, fungus, and plant hosts. though sporadic infection has been reported in a variety of reptilian species, infection of rough green snakes (opheodrys aestivus) has not been previously described. five wild-caught, adult rough green snakes were obtained by a zoological institution. clinical deterioration was first noted in all snakes after 3 weeks in quarantine. despite t ...	2010	20093680