Abstract
An adult male mountain chameleon (Chameleo montium), one of 92 individuals recently caught in the wild and transported, died after a 28-day history of anorexia. Gross examination revealed marked emaciation and enteric nematodiasis. Histopathologic examination of the small intestine revealed moderate numbers of enterocytes containing 2-15 μm-diameter round to ellipsoid, basophilic, intranuclear inclusions. Ultrastructurally, the inclusions consisted of crystalline arrays of hexagonal viral particles 67-76 nm in diameter with electron-dense cores. The viral particles were consistent with an adenovirus. No pathologic changes were associated with the adenoviral infection.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 498-500 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - Dec 1997 |
Keywords
- Adenovirus
- Chameleo montium
- Intestine
- Mountain chameleon
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Animal Science and Zoology
- veterinary(all)