Granulomatous hepatitis associated with Hepatozoon sp. meronts in a southern water snake (Nerodia fasciata pictiventris)

Edward J. Wozniak; Sam R. Telford; Dale F. DeNardo; G. L. McLaughlin; Jerry F. Butler

Granulomatous hepatitis associated with Hepatozoon sp. meronts in a southern water snake (Nerodia fasciata pictiventris)

Edward J. Wozniak, Sam R. Telford, Dale F. DeNardo, G. L. McLaughlin, Jerry F. Butler

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Abstract

A wild-caught adult female southern water snake (Nerodia fasciata pictiventris) did poorly in captivity. A peripheral blood-film examination demonstrated numerous hemogregarines characterized as fusiform nondividing intraerythrocytic gametocytes. Xenodiagnostic typing in laboratory-reared mosquitoes demonstrated the parasite to be of the genus Hepatozoon. Gross and histopathologic examination of the liver demonstrated numerous granulomas centered on groups of one to six Hepatozoon sp. meronts, an unusual finding in naturally infected wild-caught snakes.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	68-71
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Volume	29
Issue number	1
State	Published - Mar 1 1998
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Granulomatous hepatitis
Hemogregarine
Hepatozoon
Pathology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Animal Science and Zoology
General Veterinary

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Granulomatous hepatitis associated with Hepatozoon sp. meronts in a southern water snake (Nerodia fasciata pictiventris)

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