Guthrie Amanda L, Knowles Susan, Ballmann Anne E, Lorch Jeffrey M
1 Virginia Zoo, 3500 Granby St., Norfolk, Virginia 23504, USA.
2 US Geological Survey, National Wildlife Health Center, 6006 Schroeder Rd., Madison, Wisconsin 53711, USA.
J Wildl Dis. 2016 Jan;52(1):143-9. doi: 10.7589/2015-04-093.1.
Snake fungal disease (SFD) is an emerging disease of wildlife believed to be caused by Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola. Although geographic and host ranges have yet to be determined, this disease is characterized by crusty scales, superficial pustules, and subcutaneous nodules, with subsequent morbidity and mortality in some snake species. To confirm the presence of SFD and O. ophiodiicola in snakes of eastern Virginia, US, we clinically examined 30 free-ranging snakes on public lands from April to October 2014. Skin biopsy samples were collected from nine snakes that had gross lesions suggestive of SFD; seven of these biopsies were suitable for histologic interpretation, and eight were suitable for culture and PCR detection of O. ophiodiicola. Seven snakes had histologic features consistent with SFD and eight were positive for O. ophiodiicola by PCR or fungal culture.
蛇类真菌病（SFD）是一种新出现的野生动物疾病，据信由噬蛇蛇生菌（Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola）引起。尽管其地理分布范围和宿主范围尚未确定，但该疾病的特征是鳞片结痂、表面脓疱和皮下结节，一些蛇类物种随后会发病并死亡。为了确认美国弗吉尼亚州东部蛇类中是否存在蛇类真菌病和噬蛇蛇生菌，我们在2014年4月至10月期间对公共土地上的30条自由放养的蛇进行了临床检查。从9条有明显病变提示患有蛇类真菌病的蛇身上采集了皮肤活检样本；其中7份活检样本适合进行组织学解读，8份适合进行噬蛇蛇生菌的培养和PCR检测。7条蛇具有与蛇类真菌病一致的组织学特征，8条通过PCR或真菌培养检测出噬蛇蛇生菌呈阳性。
