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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, Jesse Jesse Brunner School of Biological Sciences Washington State University 283 Eastlick Hall / PO Box 644236 Pullman, WA 99164 USA [log in to unmask] 509-335-3702 On 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the Turtle and Tortoise newsletter on his own personal observations and speculations that may not be easily accessible (not peer-reviewed).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. > > > April > > April Johnson, DVM, MPH, PhD > Dipl ACVM, Dipl ACVPM > Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health > Purdue University, College of Veterinary Medicine > Phone: (765) 494-0562 > > > > <belzer Seibert 2011 ranavirus pdf (2).pdf>