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Herpes with turtles

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These information and pictures were kindly given to me by Ursi and Thomas Eggenschwiler. The copyright of the following table remains with them. You find the weblink of their web page here.

Herpes is the no. 1 turtle epidemic in our time !!!

Leopard tortoise ( Geochelone pardalis ) with strong difficulty in breathing due to transfer of the upper respiratory system.

Cut open head: The white linings, which lead to a transfer of the respiratory system, are well visible.

Clinic

Sip paralysis
Fodder "remains being in the muzzle"
white linings in the muzzle
Inappetenz
Backward motions
Unconsciousness
death without previous clinical signs

So far examined kinds, which got sick with Herpes

Land turtles

Geochelone chilensis
Geochelone carbonaria
Geochelone denticulata
Geochelone pardalis
Geochelone elongata
Malacochersus tornieri
Testudo graeca
Testudo hermanni
Testudo horsfieldi
Testudo kleinmanni

Sump or Waterturtles

Caretta caretta
Chelonia mydas
Clemmys marmorata
Emys orbicularis
Graptemys barbouri
Graptemys pseudogeographica

DIAGNOSIS

Tongue reduction (only with changed mucous membrane)
Blood serology: Anti-body-oh-point
Virus proof directly

TITER: ANTI-BODY IN THE BLOOD

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