Meningoencephalitis in a Boelen's python (Morelia boeleni) associated with paramyxovirus infection

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 360-365

  West, Gary ^a,e   Garner, Michael ^b   Raymond, James ^b   Latimer, Kenneth S ^c   Nordhausen, Robert ^d  

^a San Antonio Zoo   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST ZOOPATH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Oklahoma City Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Boelen's python; Encephalitis; Meningoencephalitis; Morelia boeleni; Paramyxovirus

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; DNA PROBE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; PARAMYXOVIRUS; PATHOLOGY; RNA VIRUS INFECTION; SNAKE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INCLUSION;

ANIMALS; BOIDAE; BRAIN; DNA PROBES; INCLUSION BODIES, VIRAL; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; RESPIROVIRUS; RESPIROVIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 0037667221     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2001)032[0360:MIABSP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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