Snake fungal disease (ophidiomycosis) is an emerging infection of snakes caused by Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola. Little is known about mechanisms of this pathogen's transmission and its implications for conservation of wild snake populations. We report four cases with evidence of vertical transmission of O. ophiodiicola from dam to offspring.
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9 October 2019
Evidence of Vertical Transmission of the Snake Fungal Pathogen Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola
Anne G. Stengle,
Terence M. Farrell,
Keenan S. Freitas,
Craig M. Lind,
Steven J. Price,
Brian O. Butler,
Tigran Tadevosyan,
Marcos Isidoro-Ayza,
Daniel R. Taylor,
Megan Winzeler,
Jeffrey M. Lorch
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 55 • No. 4
October 2019
Vol. 55 • No. 4
October 2019