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,
Moscow State Zoo, 1, Bolshaya Gruzinskaya, Moscow 123242, Russian Federation.
J Zoo Wildl Med. 2021 Sep;52(3):1074-1078. doi: 10.1638/2020-0091.
Three file snakes () 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. was isolated from two of three snakes and identified by internal transcribed spacer sequencing. Dermatophyte test medium turned red in positive cultures and can be potentially employed for detection of , the causative agent of snake fungal disease. This is the first report of in Russia and the second reported case of ophidiomycosis in file snakes. The possible source of in snakes imported from Southeast Asia is discussed.
三条扁头蛇（）从雅加达（印度尼西亚）运抵莫斯科动物园（俄罗斯）。抵达后不久，它们的身上就出现了多个白色水疱。三条蛇在抵达后一个月内全部死亡。显微镜检查显示，病变渗出物中有节孢子和菌丝。从其中两条蛇中分离到，并通过内部转录间隔区测序进行了鉴定。在阳性培养物中，真菌测试培养基变为红色，可用于检测蛇真菌病的病原体，。这是在俄罗斯首次报告，也是在扁头蛇中第二次报告蛇真菌病。讨论了从东南亚进口的蛇中感染的可能来源。
