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Co-infecting Reptarenaviruses Can Be Vertically Transmitted in Boa Constrictor
23 Jan 2017
Abstract excerpt
Boid inclusion body disease (BIBD) is an often fatal disease affecting mainly constrictor snakes. BIBD has been associated with infection, and more recently with coinfection, by various reptarenavirus species (family Arenaviridae). Thus far BIBD has only been reported in captive snakes, and neither the incubation period nor the route of transmission are known. Herein we provide strong evidence that co-infecting...
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