Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 18-24 , January 2006

Selected Infectious Diseases of Wild Reptiles and Amphibians

  • Juergen Schumacher, Dr.med.vet., Dipl. ACZM

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Juergen Schumacher, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996.

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  14. Jacobson ER , Ginn PE , Troutman JM , et al.   West Nile virus infection in farmed American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) in Florida . J Wildl Dis . 2005;41:96–106
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  18. Cheatwood JL , Jacobson ER , May PG , et al.   An outbreak of fungal dermatitis and stomatitis in a free-ranging population of pigmy rattlesnakes (Sistrurus miliarus barbourin) in Florida . J Wildl Dis . 2003;39:329–337
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PII: S1557-5063(05)00100-X

doi: 10.1053/j.jepm.2005.11.004

Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 18-24 , January 2006

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