Entamoeba ranarum Infection in a Ball Python (Python regius)

The pathogenic Entamoeba species in snakes is widely regarded to be Entamoeba invadens, which can cause severe amoebiasis with up to 100% mortality. In this case report, we describe a ball python (Python regius) that died after short-term weight loss. Necropsy revealed severe necrotizing colitis wit...

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Vydané v:Journal of comparative pathology Ročník 179; s. 74 - 78
Hlavní autori: Michaely, L.M., von Dörnberg, K., Molnár, V., Tappe, D., Tannich, E., Hewicker-Trautwein, M., Wohlsein, P.
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2020
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amebiasis
amoebiasis
case studies
colitis
Entamoeba invadens
Entamoeba ranarum
genetic analysis
mortality
necropsy
parasites
Python regius
Rhinella marina
snake
trophozoites
weight loss
snake
amoebiasis
colitis
Entamoeba ranarum
ISSN:0021-9975, 1532-3129, 1532-3129
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Shrnutí:The pathogenic Entamoeba species in snakes is widely regarded to be Entamoeba invadens, which can cause severe amoebiasis with up to 100% mortality. In this case report, we describe a ball python (Python regius) that died after short-term weight loss. Necropsy revealed severe necrotizing colitis with large numbers of intralesional Entamoeba trophozoites. Molecular genetic analysis identified these trophozoites as Entamoeba ranarum, a parasite more usually found in amphibians. Furthermore, the extended history revealed that toads (Rhinella marina) had been housed together with the python. This report illustrates the danger of protozoal cross-infections in exotic animals as well as the importance of molecular genetic tools in Entamoeba diagnosis.
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ISSN:0021-9975
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DOI:10.1016/j.jcpa.2020.07.008