A septicaemic disease of East African snakes associated with enterobacteriaceae
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 70 (1) , 80-84
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0035-9203(76)90013-4
Abstract
A bacterial epizootic disease of snakes at a snake farm in Kenya is described. The condition shows characteristic clinical signs and post mortem lesions and is characterized by a bacteraemia and septicaemia. The mortality rate is high and newly captured snakes die within a few weeks. Attempted control of the disease is discussed briefly and attention is drawn to the significance of such a condition in a commercial enterprise.Keywords
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