Journal article

Publication year: 2002

Pages: 317-321

Journal: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volume number: 33

Issue number: 4

ISSN: 1042-7260

Publisher: American Association of Zoo Veterinarians

Abstract: 
Virus isolation attempts were carried out on wild-caught Xenosaurus grandis, X. platyceps, and Abronia graminea from Mexico. These animals were also tested for exposure to paramyxoviruses and reoviruses. Pharyngeal and cloacal swabs were collected from 30 lizards, and blood was collected from 23 lizards. A cytopathogenic virus was isolated from the cloacal swab of one of the X. platyceps. The isolate was identified as a paramyxovirus on the basis of its sensitivity to chloroform, resistance to 5-iodo-2'-deoxyuridine, size and morphology of the viral particles, hemagglutination of chicken erythrocytes, and serologic reaction with paramyxovirus-specific antisera. Antibodies against the paramyxovirus isolated in this study were found in four animals from three species. Antibodies against a different paramyxovirus isolated from a monitor lizard were found in seven animals from three species, showing that all the species tested are susceptible to paramyxovirus infections. Antibodies to a reptilian reovirus were found in three of the X. grandis.

Harvard Citation style: Marschang, R., Donahoe, S., Manvell, R. and Lemos-Espinal, J. (2002) Paramyxovirus and reovirus infections in wild-caught Mexican lizards (Xenosaurus and Abronia spp.), Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 33(4), pp. 317-321

APA Citation style: Marschang, R., Donahoe, S., Manvell, R., & Lemos-Espinal, J. (2002). Paramyxovirus and reovirus infections in wild-caught Mexican lizards (Xenosaurus and Abronia spp.). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 33(4), 317-321.