Characterisation, prevalence and severity of skin lesions caused by ophidiomycosis in a population of wild snakes

Abstract Ophidiomycosis is an emerging infectious disease affecting wild snakes in the Northern Hemisphere. Recently confirmed in Great Britain, the prevalence, severity and significance of ophidiomycosis has yet to be characterised in free-living snakes at a population level in Europe. Therefore, a...

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Main Authors: Steven J. R. Allain, David I. Leech, Kevin Hopkins, Katharina Seilern-Moy, Julia Rodriguez-Ramos Fernandez, Richard A. Griffiths, Becki Lawson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55354-5