West Nile virus (WNV) is an important zoonotic flavivirus responsible for mild fever to severe,
lethal neuroinvasive disease in humans, horses, birds, and other wildlife species. Since its …

Background The current outbreak of pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
aggravates serious need for effective therapeutics. Over recent years, drug repurposing has …

A specific concept of strain was developed in order to classify the BTV serotypes ever
reported in Europe based on their properties of animal health impact: the genotype …

Ranaviruses were thought to have little impact on populations of fish and amphibians for
decades after their serendipitous discovery in primary kidney cell cultures of northern …

Boid inclusion body disease (BIBD) is a progressive, usually fatal disease of constrictor
snakes, characterized by cytoplasmic inclusion bodies (IB) in a wide range of cell types. To …

A great diversity of parasites, from viruses and bacteria to a range of remarkable eukaryotic
organisms, exploit reptile and amphibian hosts. Recent increases in the emergence of …

We report the discovery of endogenous viral elements (EVEs) from Hepadnaviridae,
Bornaviridae and Circoviridae in the speckled rattlesnake, Crotalus mitchellii, the first viperid …

Since their discovery in 2014, reptile nidoviruses (also known as serpentoviruses) have
emerged as significant pathogens worldwide. They are known for causing severe and often …

Ranaviruses are emerging pathogens that have led to global impact and public concern. As
a rarely endangered species and the largest amphibian in the world, the Chinese giant …

Background Fibropapillomatosis (FP) is a neoplastic disease characterized by cutaneous
tumours that has been documented to infect all sea turtle species. Chelonid fibropapilloma …