State
|
Species
|
Reference
|
Florida
|
Gopher
tortoise
Florida
Box turtle
|
Westhouse
et al.
Johnson
et al.
|
North
Carolina
|
Eastern
box turtle
|
DeVoe
et al., Allender et al.
|
Tennessee
|
Eastern
box turtle
|
Allender
et al.
|
Pennsylvania
|
Eastern
box turtle
Snapping
turtle
|
Johnson
et al.
USGS
|
Maryland
|
Eastern
box turtle
Tortoise
|
USGS,
Mao?
Mao?
|
Rhode
Island
|
Painted
turtle
|
USGS
|
Kentucky
|
Eastern
box turtle
|
Ruder
et al.
|
Georgia
|
Burmese
Star tortoise
|
Johnson
et al.
|
New
York
|
Eastern
Box turtle
|
Johnson
et al.
|
Texas
|
Eastern
box turtle
|
Johnson
et al.
|
Massachusetts
|
Eastern
box turtle
|
Allender
|
Virginia
|
Eastern
box turtle
|
Johnson
pers. comm.
|
Indiana
|
Eastern
box turtle
|
Johnson
pers. comm.
|
Thank you, April.I have been wondering how often ranavirus has been found in wild populations. From what I can tell from the literature, most if not all documented occurrences have been in captivity. But then I hear anecdotal reports of ranavirus in turtles here and there. I remember hearing about ranavirus being found in Blandings turtles in New York State a few years back, but so far as I can tell this has never been published.So a question for those in the know, How common are ranavirus outbreaks in wild turtles? Is it simply under-reported?Thanks,JesseJesse Brunner
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509-335-3702On Feb 15, 2012, at 8:00 AM, Johnson, April J wrote:We found Iridovirus-like particles on EM from tissues in a box turtle die off involving 30 turtles dating back to 1991 in Georgia. It is likely not a new problem, although it is possible it is increasing in frequency or at least in detection. In 2003, there was a die-off in a repatriated box turtle population in Pennsylvania that was being closely tracked by Bill Belzer. He wrote up a paper for the Jan 2011 issue of the Turtle and Tortoise newsletter on his own personal observations and speculations that may not be easily accessible (not peer-reviewed). I’ve attached it in case it may be of interest to anyone.AprilApril Johnson, DVM, MPH, PhDDipl ACVM, Dipl ACVPMAssistant Professor of Epidemiology and Public HealthPurdue University, College of Veterinary MedicinePhone: (765) 494-0562<belzer Seibert 2011 ranavirus pdf (2).pdf>