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Quarantine And Disease Prevention
R. Marschang
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Introduction
Quarantine and disease prevention are central issues in any reptile collection. A quarantine period allows animals new to a collection to acclimatize to the new surroundings. It is a period in which animals can be closely observed, given regular health checks, their medical history and provenance confirmed, treated for any infections or diseases, and monitored over a period of time. The goal of quarantine is to reduce the risk of introduction, transmission, and spread of pathogens and disease within a collection as well as between different parts of a collection, between a collection and outside collections, as well as transmission of pathogens and disease between a captive collection and wildlife.
Infectious agents, including parasites, bacteria, fungi, and viruses, are important causes of morbidity and mortality. Treatment options for many infectious diseases of reptiles are inadequately described in many cases, and the variety of reptile species seen in practice and the variety of infectious agents associated with various species make hygiene and quarantine important aspects of any health plan. In addition, many infectious agents cause persistent infections in reptiles, and complete freedom from any given agent can be difficult or impossible to achieve. ...
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Laboklin GmbH & Co. KG, Bad Kissingen, Germany
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