Wildlife Epidemiology Lab, University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, 2001 S Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61802, USA.
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, 2001 S Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61802, USA.
J Wildl Dis. 2021 Jan 6;57(1):246-249. doi: 10.7589/JWD-D-20-00006.
Ophidiomycosis (snake fungal disease) is an emerging threat to snake health worldwide. We report a case of disseminated ophidiomycosis in a California kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae) from Plymouth, Amador County, California, US, which is the first report of the disease in this species and in a free-ranging snake in California.
蛇真菌病(ophidiomycosis)是一种全球范围内蛇类健康的新兴威胁。我们报告了美国加利福尼亚州普利茅斯(Plymouth)发生的一例加利福尼亚王蛇(Lampropeltis californiae)播散性蛇真菌病病例,这是该疾病在该物种和加利福尼亚州自由放养蛇中的首例报告。