Reintroduction of clinically healthy tortoises: the herpesvirus trojan horse Universiteit Gent
Reintroduction programs of tortoises Lire often implemented for the recovering of natural populations. Introduced animals should be free of known diseases and pathogens, such ais herpesviruses; these are well known to cause latent infections that may be reactivated under certain conditions. Thus, clinically healthy chelonians may carry and shed herpesviruses, posing a thrat to naive populations. From August 2006 to August 2007, blood and oral ...