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Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, Etiologic Agent of Snake Fungal Disease, in Europe since Late 1950s
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10 2022
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Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(10):2064-2068
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:The fungus Ophiodimyces ophiodiicola is the etiologic agent of snake fungal disease. Recent findings date US occurrence at least as far back as 1945. We analyzed 22 free-ranging snakes with gross lesions consistent with snake fungal disease from museum collections from Europe. We found 5 positive samples, the oldest collected in 1959.
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Pubmed ID:36148931
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC9514351
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Volume:28
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Issue:10
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