Evidence of vertical transmission of the snake fungal pathogen ophidiomyces ophiodiicola

Anne G. Stengle; Terence M. Farrell; Keenan S. Freitas; Craig M. Lind; Steven J. Price; Brian O. Butler; Tigran Tadevosyan; Marcos Isidoro-Ayza; Daniel R. Taylor; Megan Winzeler; Jeffrey M. Lorch

doi:10.7589/2018-10-250

Evidence of vertical transmission of the snake fungal pathogen ophidiomyces ophiodiicola

Anne G. Stengle, Terence M. Farrell, Keenan S. Freitas, Craig M. Lind, Steven J. Price, Brian O. Butler, Tigran Tadevosyan, Marcos Isidoro-Ayza, Daniel R. Taylor, Megan Winzeler, Jeffrey M. Lorch

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Abstract

Snake fungal disease (ophidiomycosis) is an emerging infection of snakes caused by Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola. Little is known about mechanisms of this pathogen’s transmission and its implications for conservation of wild snake populations. We report four cases with evidence of vertical transmission of O. ophiodiicola from dam to offspring.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	961-964
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Volume	55
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7589/2018-10-250
State	Published - Oct 2019

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© Wildlife Disease Association 2019.

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We thank numerous individuals at the US Geological Survey, National Wildlife Health Center, for technical assistance with necropsies and molecular analyses. Animals included in this case series were handled under approved Animal Care and Use Committee protocols (University of Kentucky Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee 2013-1073, Stetson University Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee SU140), through the May Wildlife Rehabilitation Center (Lees-McRae College, permit 18-WR01101), or under the appropriate laws and permissions of the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (permit 067.16.WRA). The use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the US Government. This work was supported by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Program, National Grid, and the National Geographic Society.

Funders	Funder number
May Wildlife Rehabilitation Center	18-WR01101
McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Program
National Wildlife Health Center
Stetson University	SU140
US Geological Survey
US Government Accountability Office
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
National Grid
National Geographic Society
University of Kentucky

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Ecology

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