Ophidiomyces ophidiicola detection and infection: a global review on a potential threat to the world's snake populations

MR Di Nicola, L Coppari, T Notomista… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Ophidiomyces ophidiicola (Oo) is one of the most relevant fungal pathogens for snakes. It is
the etiological agent of ophidiomycosis, an emerging disease causing dysecdysis, skin …

The population genetics of the causative agent of snake fungal disease indicate recent introductions to the USA

JT Ladner, JM Palmer, CL Ettinger, JE Stajich… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Snake fungal disease (SFD; ophidiomycosis), caused by the pathogen Ophidiomyces
ophiodiicola (Oo), has been documented in wild snakes in North America and Eurasia, and …

Major emerging fungal diseases of reptiles and amphibians

L Schilliger, C Paillusseau, C François, J Bonwitt - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) are caused by pathogens that have undergone recent
changes in terms of geographic spread, increasing incidence, or expanding host range. In …

Characterisation, prevalence and severity of skin lesions caused by ophidiomycosis in a population of wild snakes

SJR Allain, DI Leech, K Hopkins, K Seilern-Moy… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Ophidiomycosis is an emerging infectious disease affecting wild snakes in the Northern
Hemisphere. Recently confirmed in Great Britain, the prevalence, severity and significance …

Pilot survey reveals ophidiomycosis in dice snakes Natrix tessellata from Lake Garda, Italy

D Marini, MR Di Nicola, V Crocchianti… - Veterinary research …, 2023 - Springer
Ophidiomycosis is an emerging infectious disease caused by the fungus Ophidiomyces
ophidiicola (Oo). To date, Oo presence or associated disease condition has been recorded …

Ophidiomycosis is related to seasonal patterns of reproduction, ecdysis, and thermoregulatory behavior in a free‐living snake species

CM Lind, J Agugliaro, JM Lorch, TM Farrell - Journal of Zoology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Informed and effective management of emerging infectious diseases can be improved by a
clear understanding of host–pathogen–environment interactions. Impacts of the seasonal …

Ophidiomycosis surveillance of snakes in Georgia, USA reveals new host species and taxonomic associations with disease

E Haynes, HC Chandler, BS Stegenga, L Adamovicz… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Ophidiomycosis (snake fungal disease) is caused by the fungus Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola
and threatens snake health worldwide. It has been documented throughout the eastern …

Ophidiomycosis, an emerging fungal disease of snakes: Targeted surveillance on military lands and detection in the western US and Puerto Rico

MC Allender, MJ Ravesi, E Haynes, E Ospina… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Wildlife disease surveillance and pathogen detection are fundamental for conservation,
population sustainability, and public health. Detection of pathogens in snakes is often …

Comparative host–pathogen associations of Snake Fungal Disease in sympatric species of water snakes (Nerodia)

SF Harding, CG Becker, JR Yates, P Crump… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
The ascomycete fungus Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola (Oo) is the causative agent of
ophidiomycosis (Snake Fungal Disease), which has been detected globally. However …

Detection of Ophidiomyces ophidiicola in a Wild Burmese Python (Python bivittatus) in Hong Kong SAR, China

A Grioni, KW To, P Crow… - Journal of …, 2021 - meridian.allenpress.com
Ophidiomycosis (also referred to as snake fungal disease) is an emerging infectious disease
caused by Ophidiomyces ophidiicola (Oo). PCR was used to detect Oo in a Burmese python …