All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Veterinary Medicine n.a. K.I. Skryabin and Y.R. Kovalenko Federal Research Center (VIEV), 24-1, Ryazansky prospect, Moscow 109052, Russian Federation.

DETECTION OF OPHIDIOMYCES OPHIDIICOLA IN THREE FILE SNAKES (ACROCHORDUS GRANULATUS) IMPORTED FROM INDONESIA TO THE MOSCO...

Published in Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians

Three file snakes (Acrochordus granulatus) were delivered to the Moscow Zoo (Russia) from Jakarta (Indonesia). Shortly after arrival, multiple white blisters were detected on their bodies. All three snakes died within a month of arrival. On microscopy, arthrospores and mycelium were seen in exudate from the lesions. Ophidiomyces ophidiicola was iso...