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There is no specific treatment for snakes showing clinical signs of OPMV infection. [[Antibiotics]] are indicated because most affected snakes die with gram-negative respiratory tract infections.
There is no specific treatment for snakes showing clinical signs of OPMV infection. [[Antibiotics]] are indicated because most affected snakes die with gram-negative respiratory tract infections.
Infected snakes should be isolated. Snakes suspected to be infected should remain in isolation until definitive diagnostic tests have been carried out. Reptiles that have been in direct or immediate indirect contact should be placed in isolation and serologically tested immediately, and also in 4-6 months time.
Infected snakes should be isolated. Snakes suspected to be infected should remain in isolation until definitive diagnostic tests have been carried out. Reptiles that have been in direct or immediate indirect contact should be placed in isolation and serologically tested immediately with repeat testing in 4-6 months time.
* '''See also''' [[Snake Respiratory Disease]].
==Prevention==
==Prevention==
The best control is a sound preventative medicine programme. All new specimens should be quarantined for ninety days. Hygiene is very important because of the possibility of spread by fomites and [[Snake Mites|mites]]. Geriatric snakes may be more susceptible to paramyxovirus than young conspecifics. Modified-live and inactivated vaccines have had mitigated the spread of paramyxovirus in birds and mammals, however there is currently no vaccine available for protecting snakes against OPMV.
The best control is a sound preventative medicine programme. All new specimens should be quarantined for ninety days. Hygiene is very important because of the possibility of spread by fomites and [[Snake Mites|mites]]. Geriatric snakes may be more susceptible to paramyxovirus than young conspecifics. Modified-live and inactivated vaccines have had mitigated the spread of paramyxovirus in birds and mammals, however there is currently no vaccine available for protecting snakes against OPMV.