Another new fungus in chameleons.

[kinyonga]

Another new fungus in chameleons..
http://jcm.asm.org/cgi/content/abstract/JCM.01079-10v1

 

[SoCaliSon]

Wow... Try reading that Article out loud and not sound like an idiot pronouncing some of the terminology. LOL

Very interesting... Thanks.

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Good read keep the scientific material comming. Thanks kinyonga!

 

[jannb]

Thanks for the link Lynda. I'm going to forward it on to my vet to make sure he knows about it.

 

[DGray]

scary

Thanks again for another good find.

It would be interesting to know if the animals affected were wild-caught. I wonder if these type of fungi are endemic in wild populations or perhaps are an artifact of some aspect of captive husbandry.

 

[kinyonga]

Some chameleons at the zoos are CB nowadays and some are still Wc so its hard to know.

The fungus (CANV) originally was found in WC animals but was later found to be in CB's too...but did it become a CB "disease" or is it just found "everywhere" anyhow?

 

[joeandsoph]

My bearded dragon possibly has CANV. He is still awaiting some test but is being treated with an Anti Fungal atm. It's a nasty disease if it's not caught in time.

 

[kinyonga]

Its worse in dragons than it is in chameleons when it comes to treating it.
My vet from some years ago did the studies on my chameleon that started off the "discovery" of CANV, did a study on it in veileds and had a lot to do with it in beardies too...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9523639
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a727767614
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17510861

 

[joeandsoph]

It's not good. He's going back for a check up tomorrow.

 

[kinyonga]

I should have asked...what is he being treated with?