Keymer I F
Vet Rec. 1978;103(26-27):577-82. doi: 10.1136/vr.103.26-27.577.
A total of 122 terrapins (freshwater chelonians) of 36 species and seven turtles (marine chelonians) represented by three species, all of which had died in captivity, were necropsied. In terrapins, bacterial infections were a common cause of death (15.5 per cent). Although salmonella infections appear to be less common in Great Britain than in the USA, terrapins are a potentially important source of infection to humans. Fungal infections amounted to only 3.3 per cent. Nutritional disorders, especially hypovitaminosis A and osteodystrophies, were common (19.7 per cent), particularly in pets. Parasitism appeared to be less prevalent than in tortoises. Nematodes were found in 18.9 per cent. No other helminths were found. Protozoan infections amounted to at least 33.6 per cent, but most protozoa are seldom pathogenic. In 33.6 per cent of cases, no diagnosis was made. Bacterial and fungal diseases were diagnosed in turtles.
对总共122只水龟（淡水龟鳖目动物）和7只海龟（海洋龟鳖目动物）进行了解剖，其中水龟有36个物种，海龟有3个物种，它们均死于圈养环境。在水龟中，细菌感染是常见的死亡原因（占15.5%）。尽管在英国沙门氏菌感染似乎不如在美国常见，但水龟对人类来说是一个潜在的重要感染源。真菌感染仅占3.3%。营养失调，尤其是维生素A缺乏症和骨营养不良很常见（占19.7%），在宠物中尤为如此。寄生虫感染似乎不如陆龟普遍。线虫感染率为18.9%。未发现其他蠕虫。原生动物感染至少占33.6%，但大多数原生动物很少致病。在33.6%的病例中，未做出诊断。海龟中诊断出了细菌和真菌疾病。
