BackgroundVarious pathogens cause skin diseases in lizards. An outbreak of skin disease occurred in a population of 100 inland bearded dragons at a breeding facility in Japan; 50 developed skin lesions and 15 mortalities were reported.
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Toshihiro Tokiwa   Sho Kadekaru   Masao Ito   Makoto Yoshida   Yumi Une   
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 116(3) 199-203 2015年10月 [査読有り]
In February 2014, wild American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus tadpoles from an artificial pond in the Kyusyu region, Japan, presented with coelomic and subcutaneous edema and erythema within the skin. A pathological examination of 57 tadpoles o...
Parasitology International 64(5) 284-287 2015年10月 [査読有り]
Roundworms of the genus Baylisascaris are natural parasites primarily of wild carnivores, and they can occasionally cause infection in humans and animals. Infection results in visceral larva migrans and/or neural larva migrans, which can be severe...
Toshihiro Tokiwa   Kensuke Taira   Yumi Une   
Journal of Parasitology 101(1) 114-115 2015年2月 [査読有り]
The present study evaluated the pathogenicity of Baylisascaris potosis, a newly described ascarid nematode, in Mongolian gerbils. Gerbils were infected with varying doses of either B. potosis or Baylisascaris transfuga embryonated eggs (100, 1,000...