dc.contributor.author |
Muro, J. |
dc.contributor.author |
Ramis Salva, Antonio José |
dc.contributor.author |
Velarde, Roser |
dc.contributor.author |
Pastor Milán, Josep |
dc.contributor.author |
Lavín González, Santiago |
dc.contributor.author |
Tarrés, J. |
dc.date |
1998 |
dc.identifier |
https://ddd.uab.cat/record/233885 |
dc.identifier |
urn:oai:ddd.uab.cat:233885 |
dc.identifier |
urn:10.7589/0090-3558-34.3.487 |
dc.identifier |
urn:articleid:19433700v34n3p487 |
dc.identifier |
urn:pmid:9706558 |
dc.identifier |
urn:oai:egreta.uab.cat:publications/a2394846-4fd2-4b53-9f49-fbd85017e32b |
dc.identifier |
urn:recercauab:ARE-14125 |
dc.identifier |
urn:scopus_id:0032113664 |
dc.format |
application/pdf |
dc.language |
eng |
dc.publisher |
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dc.relation |
Journal of Wildlife Diseases ; Vol. 34 Núm. 3 (1998), p. 487-495 |
dc.rights |
open access |
dc.rights |
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dc.rights |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
dc.subject |
Tortugues |
dc.subject |
Malalties |
dc.subject |
Herpesvirosi en els animals |
dc.subject |
Chronic rhinitis |
dc.subject |
Epidemic |
dc.subject |
Herpesviral infection |
dc.subject |
Spur-thighed tortoise |
dc.subject |
Testudo graeca graeca |
dc.subject |
Graeca graeca |
dc.title |
Chronic rhinitis associated with herpesviral infection in captive spur-thighed tortoises from Spain |
dc.type |
Article |
dc.description.abstract |
An epidemic of chronic rhinitis in a population of 50 captive spur-thighed tortoises (Testudo graeca graeca) from Palafrugell (Girona, Spain) is described, in which eight animals died and 12 were euthanatized to perform necropsies and post-mortem studies. The main clinical sign was a bilateral, seromucous rhinitis often accompanied by stomatitis and glossitis. Hematology and serum biochemistry were performed in 33 of the 50 ill animals and in 29 healthy tortoises from three disease-free populations. Lymphocyte count, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) activity, and a-globulin levels were significantly higher in the animals from the sick poptulation. The heterophil count was significantly lower in the sick animals. Some of the diseased tortoises also showed a normocytic-normochromic anemia. Lesions were restricted to the respiratory system and oral cavity. Marked epithelial hyperplasia and presence of a severe mixed inflammatory infiltrate in the epithelium of the oral, nasal, and tracheal miucosae were observed. Electron mi- croscopy demonstrated the presence of mntracytoplasmic and intranuclear viral particles of the size, shape, and distribution pattern typical of a herpesvirus. Key words: Chronic rhinitis, epidemic, herpesviral infection, spur-thighed tortoise, Testudo graeca graeca. |