Rhinitis and virus antibody titres in chelonians
- 1 January 1983
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Small Animal Practice
- Vol. 24 (1) , 31-36
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-5827.1983.tb00410.x
Abstract
The problem of rhinitis in the two Mediterranean chelonians, Testudo graeca and T. hermanni was investigated. The results of the bacteriological examination of nasal swabs from cases of rhinitis were inconclusive. Serological tests were carried out using Sendai virus and pneumonia virus of mice (PVM) antigen on serum from 34 chelonians, seven of which were showing signs of rhinitis. The incidence of significantly high titres against Sendai virus indicated that an infection with a Sendai‐like virus occurs in chelonians.Keywords
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