Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Introducing reptiles into a captive collection: the role of the veterinarian.
- Journal:
- Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997)
- Year:
- 2008
- Authors:
- Pasmans, Frank et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Pathology
- Species:
- reptile
Plain-English summary
When bringing reptiles into a new environment, it's crucial to ensure they are healthy and won't spread diseases to other animals. Veterinarians play a key role in this process by implementing measures like quarantine, cleaning, and controlling what enters the collection to prevent infections. The review highlights various harmful germs and parasites that can cause serious health issues in reptiles, as well as some that can affect humans, like Salmonella. It also discusses how to identify these problems and what symptoms to look for. Overall, the focus is on keeping both the new and existing reptiles safe and healthy.
Abstract
The successful introduction of reptiles into a captive collection depends on providing optimal husbandry and veterinary attention. An important role of the veterinarian in this process is the prevention of disease introduction, which may affect both the introduced and the resident animals. This review focuses on preventive veterinary medicine in reptiles, emphasising quarantine measures, disinfection and entry control for infectious agents. Agents discussed include those that are likely give rise to severe clinical problems on introduction into a collection of reptiles, or, in the case of Salmonella, those that pose a significant public health risk. Aetiology, clinical signs and diagnosis are discussed for the most relevant endo- and ectoparasites, bacteria and viruses including Cryptosporidium and Entamoeba, Salmonella, Dermabacter, Chlamydiales, Mycoplasma, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Paramyxovirus and inclusion body disease.
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