Morbidity and mortality of reptiles admitted to the Wildlife Center of Virginia, 1991 to 2000

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 699-705

  Brown, Justin D ^a   Sleeman, Jonathan M ^b  

^a VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^b The Wildlife Center of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Aural abscessation; Common snapping turtle; Eastern box turtle; Eastern painted turtle; Morbidity; Mortality; Rat snake; Trauma; Virginia

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CHELYDRA; CHELYDRA SERPENTINA SERPENTINA; CHELYDRIDAE; CHRYSEMYS; CHRYSEMYS PICTA; CHRYSEMYS PICTA PICTA; ELAPHE; ELAPHE SP.; PANTHEROPHIS OBSOLETUS; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; TERRAPENE CAROLINA; TESTUDINES;

ABSCESS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; EAR DISEASE; INJURY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SNAKE; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TURTLE; UNITED STATES; WILD ANIMAL;

ABSCESS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CONJUNCTIVITIS; EAR DISEASES; MORBIDITY; NUTRITION DISORDERS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SNAKES; TURTLES; VIRGINIA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0037667819     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-38.4.699     Document Type: Article

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