Nidovirus Discussion

Pia Bartolini and Dr. Susan Fogelson sit down and discuss the dreaded Nidovirus with the Fatman! Something that is hard to talk about with snake breeders discussed openly and honestly with 2 of the experts in the field! Thank you to all who attended and thanks especially to Pia and Susan! #snakesandthefatman More information available at... fishheadlabs.com @fishheaddiagnostics on FB and IG For FAQ about nidovirus (serpentovirus) check out the Stenglein lab's website at Colorado State University Here is a list of some of the publications on Nidovirus in reptiles: 1. Bodewes R, Lempp C, Schürch AC, Habierski A, Hahn K, Lamers M, von Dörnberg K, Wohlsein P, Drexler JF, Haagmans BL, Smits SL, Baumgärtne rW, Osterhaus AD. Novel divergent nidovirus in a python with pneumonia. J Gen Virol 2014; 95: 2480–2485 . 2. Stenglein MD, Jacobson ER, Wozniak EJ, Wellehan JF, Kincaid A, Gordon M, Porter BF, Baumgartner W, Stahl S, Kelley K, Towner JS, DeRisi JL. Ball python nidovirus: a candidate etiologic agent for severe respiratory disease in Python regius. MBio 2014; 5: e01484–14. doi: 10.1128/mBio.01484–14. 3. Uccellini L, Ossiboff RJ, de Matos RE, Morrisey JK, Petrosov A, Navarrete-Macias I, Jain K, Hicks AL, Buckles EL, Tokarz R, McAloose D, Lipkin WI. Identification of a novel nidovirus in an outbreak of fatal respiratory disease in ball pythons (Python regius). Virol J 2014; 11: 144 4. Hoon-Hanks, Laura Lizbeth, et al. "Longitudinal and cross-sectional sampling of serpentovirus (nidovirus) infection in captive snakes reveals high prevalence, persistent infection, and increased mortality in pythons and divergent serpentovirus infection in boas and colubrids." Frontiers in Veterinary Science 6 (2019): 338