Amebiasis in four ball pythons, Python reginus.

Between September 13th and November 18th in 1999, four ball pythons, Python reginus kept in the same display, showed anorexia and died one after another. At necropsy, all four snakes had severe hemorrhagic colitis. Microscopically, all snakes had severe necrotizing hemorrhagic colitis, in association with ameba-like protozoa. Some of the protozoa had macrophage-like morphology and others formed protozoal cysts with thickened walls. These protozoa were distributed throughout the wall in the large intestine. Based on the pathological findings, these snakes were infested with a member of Entamoeba sp., presumably with infection by Entamoeba invadens, the most prevalent type of reptilian amoebae.

• Publication year

  2001

• Venue

  Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

• Publication date

  2001-12-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1292/JVMS.63.1365PMID 11789622
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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