All Rights Reserved | MR Vet Ltd
REFERENCES AND ADVANCED READING
Laboratory Standards
Public Health England: UK Standards for Microbiology Investigations
Dogs and Cats
Bacterial infections in Dogs and Cats
Campylobacter (VCA)
https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/campylobacter-infection-in-dogs
Giardia in Dogs and Cats
Veterinary Centers of America (VCA)
https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/giardia-in-dogs
Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC)
https://capcvet.org/guidelines/giardia/
MSD Vet Manual:
Idexx Giardia SNAP:
Technology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSHDk8vcYdc
Accuracy: https://www.idexx.co.uk/files/snap-giardia-test-accuracy.pdf
Test comparison: SNAP, VetScan, Witness, Anigen: https://www.idexx.co.uk/files/giardia-detection.pdf
Payne PA, Artzer M. The biology and control of Giardia spp. and Tritrichomonas foetus. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2009; 39(6):993–1007.
Ballweber LR, Xiao L, Bowman DD, Kahn G, Cama VA. Giardiasis in dogs and cats: update on epidemiology and public health significance. Trends Parasitol. 2010;26(4):180–189.
Taenia and Echinococcus
https://capcvet.org/guidelines/taenia/
https://capcvet.org/guidelines/echinococcus-spp/
Tritrichomonas in Cats
Ceplecha V, Svoboda M, Cepicka I, et al. InPouch TF-Feline medium is not specific for Tritrichomonas foetus. Vet Parasitol 2013; 196: 503–505.
Dahlgren SS, Gjerde B, Pettersen HY (2007) First record of natural Tritrichomonas foetus infection of the feline uterus. Journal of Small Animal Practice 48:654-657
Foster DM, Gookin JL, Poore MF, Stebbins ME, Levy MG (2004) Outcome of cats with diarrhoea and Tritrichomonas foetus infection. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 225:888-892
Gookin JL. Trichomoniasis. In: Greene CE, ed. Infectious diseases of the dog and cat. 4th Ed. St Louis: Saunders 2012;797-801.
Gookin JL, Breitschwerdt EB, Levy MG, Gager RB (1999) Diarrhoea associated with trichomoniasis in cats. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 215:1450-1454
Gookin JL, Birkenheuer AJ, Breitschwerdt EB, Levy MG (2002) Single-tube nested PCR for detection of Tritrichomonas foetus in feline faeces. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 40:4126-4130
Gookin JL, Copple CN, Papich MG, Poore MW, Stauffer SH, Birkenheuer AJ, Twedt DC, Levy M (2006) Efficacy of ronidazole for treatment of feline Tritrichomonas foetus infection. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 20: 536-543
Gookin JL, Foster DM, Poore MF, Stebbins ME, Levy MG (2003b) Use of a commercially available culture system for diagnosis of Tritrichomonas foetusinfection in cats. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 222:1376-1379
Gookin JL, Levy MG, Law JM, Papich MG, Poore MF, Breitschwerdt EB (2001) Experimental infection of cats with Tritrichomonas foetus. American Journal of Veterinary Research 62:1690-1697
Gookin JL, Stebbins ME, Adams E, Burlone K, Fulton M, Hochel R, Talaat M, Poore M, Levy MG (2003a) Prevalence and risk of T foetus infection in cattery cats (Abstract). Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 17:380
Gookin JL, Stebbins ME, Hunt E, Bulone K, Fulton M, Hochel R, Talaat M, Poore M, Levy MG (2004) Prevalence and risk factors for feline Tritrichomonas foetus and Giardia infection. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 42:2707-2710
Gookin JL, et al. (2005) Molecular characterisation of tritrichomonads from faeces of dogs with diarrhoea. J Parasitology, 91(4): 939-43
Gookin JL, Stauffer SH, Coccaro MR, Poore MF, Levy MG, Papich MG (2007) Efficacy of tinidazole for treatment of cats experimentally infected with Tritrichomonas foetus. Am J Vet Res 68(10):1085-8.
Gookin JL, Stauffer SH, Dybas D, Cannon DH (2010) Documentation of the in vivo and in vitro aerobic resistnace of feline Tritrichomonas foetus isolates to ronidazole. JVIM 24: 1003-1007
Gray SG, Hunter SA, Stone MR, Gookin JL (2010) Assessment of reproductive tract disease in cats at risk for Tritrichomonas foetus infection. Am J Vet Res. 71(1):76-81.
Grey SG, Hunter SA, Stone MR, Gookin JL. Assessment of reproductive tract disease in cats at risk for enteric Tritrichomonas foetus infection. Abstract 111, Proceedings of the ACVIM Congress, 2009, pp718.
Grellet A, Bickel T, Polack B, et al. Prevalence of Tritrichomonas foetus in puppies from French breeding kennels. Proceedings of the ECVIM 2010, Toulouse.
Gunn-Moore, DA, McCann, TM, Reed, N, Simpson, KE, Tennant, B. (2007) Prevalence of Tritrichomonas foetus infection in cats with diarrhoea in the UK. JFMS 9: 214-218
Gunn-Moore DA, Tennant B. (2007) Tritrichomonas foetus in cats in the UK. Vet Rec. 160(24): 850-851
Hale S. Norris JM, Slapeta J (2009) Prolonged resilience of Tritrichomanas foetus in cat faeces at ambient temperature. Vet Parasitol 166: 60-65
Kather EJ, Marks SL, Kass PH. (2007) Determination of the in vitro susceptibility of feline tritrichomonas foetus to 5 antimicrobial agents. J Vet Intern Med.;21(5):966-70)
Levy MG, Gookin JL, Poore M, Birkenheuer AJ, Dykstra MJ, Litaker RW (2003) Tritrichomonas foetus and not Pentatrichomonas hominis is the etiologic agent of feline trichomonal diarrhoea. Journal of Parasitology 89:99-104
Manning K (2010) Update on the diagnosis and management of Tritrichomanas foetus infections in cats. Topics in Comapnion Animal Medicine 25(3): 145-148
Mardell EJ, Sparkes AH. (2006) Chronic diarrhoea associated withTritrichomanas foetus infection in a British cat. Veterinary Record 158,765-766
Romatowski J (2000) Pentatrichomonas hominis infection in four kittens. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 216:1270-1272
Rosado TW, Specht A, Marks SL. (2007) Neurotoxicosis in 4 cats receiving ronidazole. J Vet Intern Med 21(2):328-31
Rosypal AC, Ripley A, Stockdale Walden HD, Blagburn BL, Grant DC, Lindsay DS (2012) Survival of a feline isolate of Tritrichomanas foetus in water, cat urine, cat food and cat litter. Vet Parasitol 185: 279-281
SAC (SAC Veterinary Services) Monthly Report (2007); available online www.sac.ac.uk/consultancy/veterinary/publications/monthlyreports/2007 : Veterinary Record 161(16): 544-546
Van der Saag M, McDonell D, Slapeta J. (2011) Cat genotype Tritrichomanas foetus survives passage through the alimentary tract of two common slug species. Vet Parasitology 177: 262-266
Zalonis CA, Pillay A, Secor W et al. (2011) Rare case of trichomonal peritonitis. Emerg Inf Dis 17(7):1312-1313
Toxoplasma gondii
https://www.abcdcatsvets.org/guideline-for-toxoplasma-gondii-infection/
Amphibians
https://assets.speakcdn.com/assets/2332/amphibianhusbandryresourceguide.pdf
https://academic.oup.com/ilarjournal/article/48/3/235/663549
http://shell.cas.usf.edu/rohrlab/data/2012%20Koprivnikar%20et%20al.%20EcoHealth.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3909583/
https://www.jstor.org/stable/3221896?seq=17#metadata_info_tab_contents
Host–multiparasite interactions in amphibians: a review
https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-021-04796-1
Effects of the nematode Gyrinicola batrachiensis on development, gut morphology, and fermentation in bullfrog tadpoles (Rana catesbeiana): a novel mutualism
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jez.a.192
Entamoeba
Wright KM. 2006. Overview of amphibian medicine. In: Mader DR, ed. Reptile Medicine and Surgery. 2nd ed. St. Louis: Saunders, Elsevier. p 941-971.
Amoebiasis diagnosis, flagellates
Poynton SL, Whitaker BR. 2001. Protozoa and metazoan infecting amphibians. In: Wright KM, Whitaker BR, eds. Amphibian Medicine and Captive Husbandry. Malabar FL: Krieger Publishing Company. p 193- 221.
Small mammals
ESCCAP
https://www.esccap.org/uploads/docs/z5pju5lb_0576_ESCCAP_Guideline_GL7_v12_1p.pdf
Reptiles
Reptile Reference Books
Mader's Reptile and Amphibian Medicine and Surgery 3rd Edition (2019)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780323482530/maders-reptile-and-amphibian-medicine-and-surgery
Current Therapy in Reptile Medicine and Surgery (2013). Douglas Mader, Stephen Divers.
https://www.elsevier.com/books/current-therapy-in-reptile-medicine-and-surgery/mader/978-1-4557-0893-2
Reptile Medicine and Surgery (2006). Douglas R. Mader.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780721693279/reptile-medicine-and-surgery
Medicine and Surgery of Tortoises and Turtles. McArthur, Wilkinson, Meyer.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470698877
Parasites of Reptiles
Question frequently asked: When to retest following treatment for pinworms in tortoises, 2 weeks or 4 weeks?
Giannetto S, Brianti E, Poglayen G, Sorgi C, Capelli G, Pennisi MG, Coci G: Efficacy of oxfendazole and fenbendazole against tortoise (Testudo hermanni) oxyurids. Parasitol Res. 2007, 100: 1069-1073. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17120044/
General.
Hallinger M.J., Taubert A., Hermosilla C., Mutschmann F. Occurrence of health-compromising protozoan and helminth infections in tortoises kept as pet animals in Germany. Parasites Vectors. 2018;11:352. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6006665/
Pinworms. Ascarids.
Hedley J, Eatwell K, Shaw DJ (2013) Gastrointestinal parasitic burdens in UK tortoises: a survey of tortoise owners and potential risk factors. Veterinary Record 30;173(21):525. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24158320/
Nematode treatment.
Efficacy of a Topical Formulation Containing Emodepside and Praziquantel (Profender®, Bayer) against Nematodes in Captive Tortoises. https://researchonline.rvc.ac.uk/id/eprint/11501/1/11501.pdf
Nematode treatment
Tang, P. K., Pellett, S., Blake, D., & Hedley, J. (2017). Efficacy of a Topical Formulation Containing Emodepside and Praziquantel (Profender®, Bayer) against Nematodes in Captive Tortoises. Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery, 27(3), 116-122.
https://researchonline.rvc.ac.uk/id/eprint/11501/1/11501.pdf
Pinworms. Ascarids.
Hedley J, (2013). Survey of Gastrointestinal Parasites in Tortoises in the UK.
http://knowledge.rcvs.org.uk/document-library/diplomas-dzm-12-1/
General.
Rataj, A.V., Lindtner-Knific, R., Vlahović, K. et al. Parasites in pet reptiles. Acta Vet Scand 53, 33 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1186/1751-0147-53-33
https://actavetscand.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1751-0147-53-33
General.
Seven Mustafa, Radoslav Rafailov, Kostadin Kanchev, et al (2018) STUDY ON INTERNAL PARASITES IN SNAKES GROWN IN DOMESTIC CONDITIONS. TRADITION AND MODERNITY IN VETERINARY MEDICINE 3:55–60.
https://zenodo.org/record/1489287#.X5NaL5NKhE4
General.
O. Miñana-Morant, F. Ponce-Gordo (2018). Prevalence of intestinal parasites in captive tortoises and analysis of risk factors
https://www.clinvetpeqanim.com/index.php?pag=articulo&art=101
Choleoeimeria.
Choleoeimeria spp. Prevalence in Captive Reptiles in Germany and a New Treatment Option in a Lawson's Dragon (Pogona henrylawsoni)
Eimeria.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/zsc.12126
Isospora amphiboluri.
Walden M, Mitchell MA. Pathogenesis of Isospora amphiboluri in Bearded Dragons (Pogona vitticeps). Animals. 2021; 11(2):438. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11020438
Giardia.
The Biology of
Giardia spp.
Adam RD. The biology of Giardia spp (Review). Microbiol Rev 1991;55:706-32.
Giardia
Reboredo-Fernández A, Ares-Mazás E, Galán P, Cacciò SM, Gómez-Couso H. Detection of zoonotic and livestock-specific assemblages of Giardia duodenalis in free-living wild lizards. Rev Bras Parasitol Vet. 2017 Jul-Sep;26(3):395-399. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1984-29612017034. Epub 2017 Jul 10. PMID: 28699999.
Flagellated protozoa.
Juan-Sallés, Carles, et al. “RENAL FLAGELLATE INFECTIONS IN REPTILES: 29 CASES.” Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, vol. 45, no. 1, 2014, pp. 100–109., www.jstor.org/stable/24551231. Accessed 3 July 2021.
General.
ELLIS C. GREINER, DOUGLAS R. MADER, Chapter 21 - Parasitology, Editor(s): Douglas R. Mader, Reptile Medicine and Surgery (Second Edition), W.B. Saunders, 2006, Pages 343-364, ISBN 9780721693279, https://doi.org/10.1016/B0-72-169327-X/50025-0 (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B072169327X500250)
Pinworms
https://lafeber.com/vet/bearded-dragon-infectious-disease-slideshow/#tab4
General. Pinworms.
Nyctotherus.
https://veterinary-practice.com/article/endoparasites-of-pet-reptiles
Nyctotherus.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/nyctotherus
Nyctotherus.
ELLIS C. GREINER, DOUGLAS R. MADER, Chapter 21 - Parasitology, Editor(s): Douglas R. Mader,Reptile Medicine and Surgery (Second Edition), W.B. Saunders, 2006, Pages 343-364, ISBN 9780721693279, https://doi.org/10.1016/B0-72-169327-X/50025-0.
General. Nyctotherus.
Megan Kirchgessner, Mark A. Mitchell, CHAPTER 9 - CHELONIANS, Editor(s): Mark A. Mitchell, Thomas N. Tully, Manual of Exotic Pet Practice, W.B. Saunders, 2009, Pages 207-249, ISBN 9781416001195, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-141600119-5.50012-3.
General. Nyctotherus and Balantidium treatment not warranted.
Hatt, J.2010. Selected endoparasites in reptiles. In: World Small Animal Veterinary Association World Congress Proceedings. World Small Animal Veterinary Association, Geneva, Switzerland. https://www.ivis.org/system/files?file=google_drive/node/83436/field_chpt_content/eyJzdWJkaXIiOiJcL25vZGVcLzgzNDM2XC9maWVsZF9jaHB0X2NvbnRlbnQifQ--rKJrVgA0k_QrUpCGnEN-Tzb7KXgoPQYNgn7V5RKiDeA.pdf
Protozoa. Nyctotherus.
Edoardo Bardi, Emilio Noviello, Lada Hofmannová, Protozoa and protozoal infections in chelonians, Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine, Volume 31, 2019, Pages 5-12, ISSN 1557-5063, https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2019.06.006.
Tapeworms
McAllister CT, Bursey CR. A new species of Oochoristica (Cyclophyllidea: Linstowiidae) from non-native Mediterranean geckos, Hemidactylus turcicus (Sauria: Gekkonidae), from Texas, USA. Acta Parasitol. 2017 Jun 1;62(2):296-305. doi: 10.1515/ap-2017-0037. PMID: 28426409.
Tapeworms
Mašová, Š., Tenora, F. & Baruš, V. Oochoristica koubeki n. sp. (Cestoda, Anoplocephalidae) from African Chamaeleo senegalensis (Chamaeleonidae) and emendation of the genus Oochoristica Lühe, 1898. Helminthologia 49, 27–32 (2012). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-012-0005-2
Tapeworms
Santos Ferreira AC, Vieira FM, Ribeiro LB, Muniz Pereira LC, Nunes da Silva DC. Helminths Parasitizing Procellosaurinus erythrocercus, a Little-Known Neotropical Lizard Endemic to Brazilian Semiarid Caatinga Biome. J Wildl Dis. 2020 Oct 1;56(4):947-949. doi: 10.7589/2019-08-214. PMID: 32348200.
Tapeworms
McAllister CT, Bursey CR. Helminth parasites of the Mediterranean gecko, Hemidactylus turcicus (Sauria: Gekkonidae), from Texas, United States with a summary of helminths of this host. Acta Parasitol. 2016 Sep 1;61(3):576-84. doi: 10.1515/ap-2016-0077. PMID: 27447223.
Tapeworms
Morsy K, Ramadan NF, Al Hashimi S, Ali M, El Garhy MF. A new species of Oochoristica (Eucestoda: Cyclophyllidea) parasite of Agama mutabilis (Reptilia: Agamidae) from Egypt. J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2013 Dec;43(3):715-22. doi: 10.12816/0006428. PMID: 24640871.
Amoeba
Entamoeba invadens in Bearded Dragons
Schwartz, Diana & Ali, Ibne & Roy, Shantanu & Pohlman, Lisa & Kastl, Brandy & Eshar, David. (2020). Entamoeba sp. infection in a bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps). Veterinarski glasnik. 74. 7-7. 10.2298/VETGL190919007S. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339977965_Entamoeba_sp_infection_in_a_bearded_dragon_Pogona_vitticeps#fullTextFileContent
Amoeba
Cranfield M, Graczyk T (1999) New approaches for diagnosis of Entamoeba infections in captive reptiles. Proceedings of the Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians. 17-18
Amoeba
Barrow J, Stockton JJ (1960) The influences of temperature on the host parasite relationships of several species of snakes infected with Entamoeba invadens. Journal of Protozoology. 7: 377-383
Amoeba
McConnahie EW (1955) Studies of Entamoeba invadens Rodhain, 1934 in vitro, and its relationship to some other species of Entamoeba. Parasitology. 45: 452-481
Amoeba
Wilkinson R (2004) Clinical Pathology. In: Medicine and Surgery of Tortoises and Turtles. McArthur S, Wilkinson R, Meyer J (eds). Oxford, Blackwell. 141-186
Bacteria in Reptiles of Public Health interest
Campylobacter
Campylobacter: guidance, data and analysis (GOV): https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/campylobacter-guidance-data-and-analysis
Pet reptiles may be reservoirs of Campylobacter
https://www.vettimes.co.uk/news/pet-reptiles-may-be-reservoirs-of-campylobacter/
Masila NM, Ross KE, Gardner MG, Whiley H. Zoonotic and Public Health Implications of Campylobacter Species and Squamates (Lizards, Snakes and Amphisbaenians). Pathogens. 2020 Sep 28;9(10):799. doi: 10.3390/pathogens9100799. PMID: 32998205; PMCID: PMC7601876. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32998205/
Tu ZC, Eisner W, Kreiswirth BN, Blaser MJ. Genetic divergence of Campylobacter fetus strains of mammal and reptile origins. J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Jul;43(7):3334-40. doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.7.3334-3340.2005. PMID: 16000457; PMCID: PMC1169096. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16000457/
Sharma B, Thille K, Belmar VM, Thomas RN, Sharma RN. Molecular detection and genetic characterization of Arcobacter butzleri isolated from red-footed pet tortoises suspected for Campylobacter spp. from Grenada, West Indies. PLoS One. 2020 Mar 16;15(3):e0230390. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230390. PMID: 32176736; PMCID: PMC7075591. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32176736/
Gilbert MJ, Duim B, Zomer AL, Wagenaar JA. Living in Cold Blood: Arcobacter, Campylobacter, and Helicobacter in Reptiles. Front Microbiol. 2019 May 15;10:1086. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01086. PMID: 31191467; PMCID: PMC6530492. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31191467/
Gilbert MJ, Kik M, Miller WG, Duim B, Wagenaar JA. Campylobacter iguaniorum sp. nov., isolated from reptiles. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2015 Mar;65(Pt 3):975-982. doi: 10.1099/ijs.0.000048. Epub 2015 Jan 8. PMID: 25574036. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25574036/
Cryptosporidiosis
GOV
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cryptosporidiosis-guidance-data-and-analysis
ESCCAP
https://www.esccapuk.org.uk/uploads/docs/zz00iq38_0701_ESCCAP_Guideline_GL6_v5.pdf
Cats Protection
Alvarez-Pellitero, P., Quiroga, M.I., Sitj a-Bobadilla, A., Redondo, M.J., Palenzuela, O., Padro s, F., V azquez, S., Nieto, J.M., 2004. Cryptosporidium scophthalmi n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) from cultured turbot Scophthalmus maximus. Light and electron microscope description and histopathological study. Dis. Aquat. Organ. 62, 133e145.
Alves M, Xiao L, Lemos V, Zhou L, Cama V, da Cunha MB, Matos O, Antunes F. 2005. Occurrence and molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. in mammals and reptiles at the Lisbon Zoo. Parasitol Res. 97:108–112.
Antinoff N. 2000. Cryptosporidium in a Green Iguana. Proceedings of the Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians 2000, pp.15-18
Barnard S M and Upton S J. 1994. A Veterinary Guide to the Parasites of Reptiles. Volume 1. Protozoa. Krieger Publishing C o, Malabar,FL.
Biron K. 2008. Cryptosporidiosis in reptiles: diagnosis and therapy. Proceedings ARAV, 18-19.
https://www.academia.edu/27358980/Cryptosporidium_Biotechnological_advances_in_the_detection_diagnosis_and_analysis_of_genetic_variation?email_work_card=view-paper
Bonnie RL, Calle PP, Gottdenker N, James S, Linn WJ, McNamara T, Cook RA. 1997. Proceedings of the Annual meeting of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians: 26-30 October 1997; Houston, Texas. AAZV; 1997. Clinical significance of Cryptosporidia in captive and free-ranging chelonians; pp. 19–20.
Brener, Beatriz, Eduardo Burgarelli, Marianne Suarez, and Lucas Keidel. 2022. "Cryptosporidiosis in Reptiles from Brazil: An Update for Veterinary Medicine" Parasitologia 2, no. 3: 228-236. https://doi.org/10.3390/parasitologia2030019
Brownstein DG. 1997. Cryptosporidium in snakes with hypertrophic gastritis. Journal of Veterinary Pathology 14, 606-617
Cimon K.Y., Oberst R.D., Upton S.J., Mosier D.A. 1996: Biliary cryptosporidiosis in two corn snakes (Elaphe guttata). J. Vet. Diagn. Invest. 8: 398-399.
Coke RL and T ristan T E. 1998. Cryptosporidium infection in a colony of leopard geckos, Eublepharis macularius, in Proceedings of the Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians 5th Annual Meeting, Kansas City, MO, 157–165.
Cranfield MR, Graczyk TK. 1996. Cryptosporidiosis. In DR Mader, Reptile Medicine and Surgery, WB Saunders, Philadelphia, p. 359-363.
"Cryptosporidiosis Laboratory Case Definition (LCD)". http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/cda-phlncd-cryptosporidiosis.htm. Accesed 26th March 2014.
"Cryptosporidium parvum." In Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins Handbook. U.S. Food & Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition, Feb 2002. 10 Oct 2002.
Donoghue PJ. 1995. Cryptosporidium and cryptosporidiosis in man and animals. Internat J Parasitol 25:139–195.
Elwin K, Hadfield SJ, Robinson G, Chalmers RM. 2012. The epidemiology of sporadic human infections with unusual cryptosporidia detected during routine typing in England and Wales, 2000–2008. Epidemiol. Infect., 140 pp. 673–683
Fayer R. 2010. Taxonomy and species delimitation in Cryptosporidium. Exp Parasitol. 124:90–97.
Robinson, G., Wright, S., Elwin, K., Hadfield, S.J., Katzer, F., Bartley, P.M., Hunter, P.R., Nath, M., Innes, E.A., Chalmers, R.M., 2010. Re description of Cryptosporidium cuniculus Inman and Takeuchi, 1979 (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae): morphology, biology and phylogeny. Int. J. Parasitol. 40, 1539e1548.
Fitzgerald S D, Molsan PG, and B ennett R. 1998. A ural polyp associated with cryptosporidiosis in an iguana (Iguana iguana). JVet Diagn Invest 10:179–180.
Frye FL, Garman RH, Graczyk T K, B oyer T H, and Miller H. 1999. Atypical non-alimentary cryptosporidiosis in t§hree lizards, in Proceedings of the Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians 6th Annual Conference, Columbus, OH, pp.43–48.
Graczyk TK, Cranfield MR, Fayer R 1995. A comparative assessment of direct fluorescence antibody modified acid fast stain, and sucrose flotation techniques for detection of Cryptosporidium serpentis oocysts in snakes fecal specimens. J Zoo Wildl Med 26: 396-402.
Graczyk TK, Cranfield MR 1997. Detection of Cryptos-poridium-specific serum immunoglobulins in captive snakes by a polyclonal antibody in the direct Elisa. Vet Res 28: 131-142.
Graczyk T K, B alazs GH, Work T , A guirre AA , Ellis DM, Murakawa SKK, and Morris R. 1997. Cryptosporidium sp. infections in green turtles, Chelonia mydas, as a potential source of marine waterborne oocysts in the Hawaiian I slands. Appl Environ Micro 63:2925–2927.
Graczyk T K, C ranfield MR, Mann J, and S trandberg JD. 1998. Intestinal Cryptosporidium sp. infection in the Egyptian tortoise, Testudo kleinmanni. Int J Parasitol 28:1885–1888.
Graczyk T K and Cranfield MR. 1998. Experimental transmission of Cryptosporidium oocyst isolates from mammals, birds and reptiles to captive snakes. Vet Res 29:187–195.
Graczyk T K, Cranfield MR, and B ostwick EF. 1999. Hyperimmune bovine colostrums treatment of moribund leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius) infected with Cryptosporidium sp. Vet Res 30:377–382.
Graczyk T K and C ranfield MR. 2000. Cryptosporidium serpentis oocysts and microsporidian spores in feces of captive snakes. J Parasitol 86:413–414.
Griffin C, Reavill DR, Stacy BA, Childress AL, Wellehan JFX. 2010. Cryptosporidiosis caused by two distinct species in Russian tortoises and a Pancake tortoise. Vet Par.
Grosset C, Villeneuve A, Brieger A, and Lair S. 2011. Cryptosporidiosis in Juvenile Bearded Dragons (Pogona vitticeps): Effects of Treatment with Paromomycin. Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery. 2011;21(1):10-15
Henriksen A, Pohlenz JFL 1981. Staining of Cryptosporidium by a modified Ziehl-Neelsen technique. Acta Vet Scand 22: 594-596.
Heuschele WP, O osterhuis J, Janssen D, Robinson PT, Ensley PK, Meier E, O lson T , A nderson MP, and B enirschke K. 1986. Cryptosporidial infections in captive wild animals. J Wildl Dis 22:493–496.
Ježková, Jana & Horčičková, Michaela & Hlaskova, Lenka & Sak, Bohumil & Kvetonova, Dana & Novak, Jan & Hůrková Hofmannová, Lada & McEvoy, John & Kváč, Martin. (2016). Cryptosporidium testudinis sp. n., Cryptosporidium ducismarci Traversa, 2010 and Cryptosporidium tortoise genotype III (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) in tortoises. Folia Parasitologica. 63. 10.14411/fp.2016.035.
Juranek, D. "Cryptosporidiosis: Sources of Infection and Guidelines for Prevention." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2000. 10 Oct 2002.
Kimbell LM, Miller DL, Chavez W, Altman N. 1999. Molecular analysis of the 18S rRNA gene of Cryptosporidium serpentis in a wild-caught corn snake (Elaphe guttata guttata) and a five-species restriction fragment length polymorphism-based assay that can additionally discern C. parvum from C. wrairi. Appl Environ Microbiol. 65:5345–5349.
Klingenberg RJ (1996) Enteric cryptosporidiosis in a colony of Indigo Snakes, Drymarchon corais, a Panther Chameleon, Chameleon pardalis, and a Savannah monitor, Varanus exhanthematicus. Bulletin of the Association of Amphibian and reptilian veterinarians, 6 (1), 5-9
Koudela B and Modry D. 1998. New species of Cryptosporidium (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae). Folia Parasitol 45:93–100.
Kvac, M., Hofmannov a, L., Hla skov a, L., Kvìtoo ova , D., Vítovec, J., McEvoy, J., Sak, B., 2014b. Cryptosporidium erinacei n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) in hedgehogs. Vet. Parasitol. 210, 9e17.
Kvac M, Kestranova M, Pinkova M, Kvetonova D, Kalinova J, Wagnerova P, Kotkova M, Vítovec J, Ditrich O, McEvoy J, Stenger B, Sakk B. 2013. Cryp- tosporidium scrofarum n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) in domestic pigs (Sus scrofa). Vet. Parasitol. 19, 218e227.
Levine N.D. 1980. Some corrections of coccidian (Apicomplexa: Protozoa) nomenclature. J. Parasitol. 66: 830-834.
Li X, Pereira M, Larsen R, Xiao C, Phillips R, Striby K, McCowan B, Atwill ER. 2015. Cryptosporidium rubeyi n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) in multiple Spermophilus ground squirrel species. Int. J. Parasitol. Parasites Wildl., 4 (3) pp. 343–350
Morgan UM, Pallant L, Dwyer BW, Forbes DA, Rich G, Thompson RCA. 1998. Comparison of PCR and Microscopy for Detection of Cryptosporidium parvum in Human Faecal Specimens: Clinical Trial J. Clin. Microbiol. 36:995-998.
"Material Safety Data Sheet - Cryptosporidium parvum." January 2001 Canadian Laboratory Centre for Disease Control, February 2000. 10 October 2002.
Naumova EN, Egorov AI, Morris RD, Griffiths JK. 2003. The elderly and waterborne Cryptosporidium infection: gastroenteritis hospitalization before and during the 1993 Milwaukee outbreak. Emerg Infect Dis. 2003.
O’Donoghue PJ. 1995. Cryptosporidium and cryptosporidiosis in man and animals. Int J Parasitol 25:139–195.
Pantchev N, Globokar Vrhovec M: 2011, Dynamik der Cryptosporidium-Befunde bei Reptilien 2005–2008 aus der Sicht eines Untersuchungslabors [Yearly fluctuation in Cryptosporidium test results of reptilian samples (2005–2008) in a diagnostic laboratory]. Prakt Tierarzt 92:198–204.
Pasmans F, Blahak S, Martel A, Pantchev N: 2008, Introducing reptiles into a captive collection: the role of the veterinarian. Vet J 175:53–68.
Pavlasek I, Ryan U. Cryptosporidium varanii takes precedence over C. saurophilum. Exp Parasitol. 2008;118:434–437.
Pedraza-Díaz S, Ortega-Mora LM, Carrión BA, Navarro V, Gómez-Bautista M. Molecular characterisation of Cryptosporidium isolates from pet reptiles. Vet Parasitol. 2009;160:204–210.
Plutzer, J, Karanis, P (2007) Molecular identification of a Cryptosporidium saurophilum from corn snake (Elaphe guttata guttata). Parasitol Res 101: pp. 1141-1145
Ren X, Zhao J, Zhang, L., Ning, C., Jian, F., Wang, R., Lv, C., Wang, Q., Arrowood, M.J., Xiao, L., 2012. Cryptosporidium tyzzeri n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) in domestic mice (Mus musculus). Exp. Parasitol. 130, 274e281.
Richter, B, Nedorost, N (2011) Detection of Cryptosporidium species in feces or gastric contents from snakes and lizards as determined by polymerase chain reaction analysis and partial sequencing of the 18S ribosomal RNA gene. J Vet Diagn Invest 23: pp. 430-435
Richter, B, Rasim, R (2012) Cryptosporidiosis outbreak in captive chelonians (Testudo hermanni) with identification of two Cryptosporidium genotypes. J Vet Diagn Invest 24: pp. 591-595
Robinson, G., Wright, S., Elwin, K., Hadfield, S.J., Katzer, F., Bartley, P.M., Hunter, P.R., Nath, M., Innes, E.A., Chalmers, R.M., 2010. Re description of Cryptosporidium cuniculus Inman and Takeuchi, 1979 (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae): morphology, biology and phylogeny. Int. J. Parasitol. 40, 1539e1548.
Ryan, U., Paparini, A., Tong, K., Yan, R., Gibson Kueh, S., O'Hara, A., Lymbery, A., Xiao, L., 2015. Cryptosporidium huwi n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the guppy (Poecilia reticulata). Exp. Parasitol. 150, 31e35.
Taylor MA, Geach MR, and C ooley WA. 1999, C loacal and pathological observations on natural infections of cryptosporidiosis and flagellate protozoa in leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius). Vet Rec 145:695–699.
Terrell S P, Uhl EW, and Funk RS. 2003. Proliferative enteritis in leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius) associated with Cryptosporidium sp. infection. J Zoo Wildl Med 34:69–75.
Tilley, M, Upton, SJ (1990) A comparative study of the biology of Cryptosporidium serpentis and Cryptosporidium parvum (Apicomplexa:Cryptosporidiidae). J Zoo Wildlife Med 21: pp. 463-467
Traversa D, Iorio R, Otranto D, Modrý D, Slapeta J. Cryptosporidium from tortoises: Genetic characterisation, phylogeny and zoonotic implications. Mol Cell Probes. 2008;22:122–128.
Traversa, D (2010) Evidence for a new species of Cryptosporidium infecting tortoises: Cryptosporidium ducismarci. Parasit Vectors 3: pp. 21-23
Tyzzer EE. 1912. Cryptospordium parvum (sp. nov.), a coccidium found in the small intestine of the common mouse. Arch. Protistenkd. 26, 394e412.
Uhl EW, Jacobson E, B artick T E, Micinilio J, and S chmidt R. 2001. Pharyngeal polyps associated with Cryptosporidium infection in three iguanas (Iguana iguana). Vet Pathol 38:239–242.
Upton S.J., Mcallister C.T., Freed P.S., Barnard S.M. 1989: Cryptosporidium spp. in wild and captive reptiles. J. Wildl. Dis. 25: 20-30.
Upton S J. 1990. Cryptosporidium spp. in lower vertebrates, in Cryptosporidiosis of Man and Animals, Dubey JP, S peer CA , and Fayer R (Eds.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 149–156.
Wright, K. (1997). Cryptosporidium controversy: when do you consider a reptile crypto-free? Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians Conference Proceedings 1997:169-173.
Xiao L, Escalante L, Yang C, Sulaiman I, Escalante AA, Montali RJ, Fayer R, Lal AA. 1999. Phylogenetic analysis of Cryptosporidium parasites based on the small-subunit rRNA gene locus. Appl Environ Microbiol. 65:1578–1583.
Xiao L , Ryan UM, Graczyk T K, L imor J, L i L , Kombert M, Junge R, Sulaiman I M, Zhou L , A rrowood MJ, Koudela B , Modry D, and L al AA . 2004. Genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium spp. in captive reptiles. Appl Environ Microbiol 70:891–899.
Zahedi, A.; Paparini, A.; Jian, F.; Robertson, I.; Ryan, U. Public health significance of zoonotic Cryptosporidium species in wildlife: Critical insights into better drinking water management. Int. J. Parasitol. Parasites Wildl. 2016, 5, 88–109.
Zahedi, A.; Ryan, U. Cryptosporidium–an update with an emphasis on foodborne and waterborne transmission. Res. Vet. Sci. 2020, 132, 500–512.
Intranuclear Coccidiosis
First case published in chelonia in a Radiated Tortoise: https://www.askjpc.org/wsco/wsc/wsc97/97wsc25.htm
Case report of systemic coccidiosis in a radiated tortoise (Geochelone radiata):
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17994300/
Phylogenetic relationships of Isospora, Lankesterella, and Caryospora species (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) infecting lizards:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13127-015-0253-3
DETECTION OF INTRANUCLEAR COCCIDIOSIS IN TORTOISES IN EUROPE AND CHINA:
https://europepmc.org/article/med/28749291
Intestinal Coccidia (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) of Brazilian Lizards. Eimeria carmelinoi n.sp., from Kentropyx calcarata and Acroeimeria paraensis n.sp. from Cnemidophorus lemniscatus lemniscatus (Lacertilia: Teiidae):
https://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762002000200016&lng=en&tlng=en
Emerging Infectious diseases in chelonians (2014): https://www.avianexoticvetcare.com/userfiles/Turtle_Tortoise_Emerging_Disease_Vet_Clinics_North_Am_2014.pdf
https://www.jstor.org/stable/20095339?seq=1
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1354/vp.43-3-311
Probiotics - Use in Reptiles
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4735124/
http://www.anapsid.org/iguana/probiotics.html
http://www.anapsid.org/probiotic2.html
PCR and Immunological Tests
https://www.idexx.com/files/snap-4dx-plus-test-accuracy.pdf
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/941770/technical-validation-report-Horiba-POCKIT.pdf
PCR and Immunological Tests
https://www.idexx.com/files/snap-4dx-plus-test-accuracy.pdf
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/941770/technical-validation-report-Horiba-POCKIT.pdf