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Volume 30, Number 5—May 2024
Dispatch

Paranannizziopsis spp. Infection in Wild Vipers, Europe

Gaëlle BlanvillainComments to Author , Fernando Martínez-Freiría, Joseph R. Hoyt, Jeffrey M. Lorch, and Albert Martinez-Silvestre
Author affiliations: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA (G. Blanvillain, J.R. Hoyt); Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos da Universidade do Porto, Vairão, Portugal (F. Martínez-Freiría); US Geological Survey, Madison, Wisconsin, USA (J.M. Lorch); Catalonian Reptiles and Amphibians Rescue Center, Masquefa, Spain (A. Martinez-Silvestre)

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Seoane’s viper (Vipera seoanei) collected in Spain that was infected with Paranannizziopsis sp. fungus. A) Gross lesions in the mouth, on the lower jaw, and on the ventral areas of the body (arrows). B) Lightly stained hyphae (arrows)in section of epidermis stained with hematoxylin and eosin. Scale bar indicates 20 μm. C) Intralesional hyphae (arrows) in section of epidermis stained with the Grocott-Gomori methenamine silver method. Scale bar indicates 20 μm.

Figure 2. Seoane’s viper (Vipera seoanei) collected in Spain that was infected with Paranannizziopsis sp. fungus. A) Gross lesions in the mouth, on the lower jaw, and on the ventral areas of the body (arrows). B) Lightly stained hyphae (arrows)in section of epidermis stained with hematoxylin and eosin. Scale bar indicates 20 μm. C) Intralesional hyphae (arrows) in section of epidermis stained with the Grocott-Gomori methenamine silver method. Scale bar indicates 20 μm.

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