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Lizard and Snake Day to Day Practice (view source)
Revision as of 17:00, 30 March 2010
, 17:00, 30 March 2010→Vector control
===Vector control===
===Vector control===
[[Preventine medicine|Preventive medicine]] includes elimination of mechanical and biological vectors. For instance the snake mite has been incriminated in the spread of viral diseases and ''[[Aeromonas species|Aeromonas hydrophila]]''. Flies, ticks and ants are potential vectors for disease. The eradication method must be effective against the vector but safe for snakes and lizards. For instance the vapours from dichlorvos strips can be potentially toxic to reptiles.
[[Preventive medicine|Preventive medicine]] includes elimination of mechanical and biological vectors. For instance the snake mite has been incriminated in the spread of viral diseases and ''[[Aeromonas species|Aeromonas hydrophila]]''. Flies, ticks and ants are potential vectors for disease. The eradication method must be effective against the vector but safe for snakes and lizards. For instance the vapours from dichlorvos strips can be potentially toxic to reptiles.
===Formite control===
===Formite control===