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| ''Cryptosporidium serpentis''. | | ''Cryptosporidium serpentis''. |
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| |q2=What is the prognosis? | | |q2=What is the prognosis? |
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| Very guarded to poor because, to date, there appears to be no effective treatment for this severe parasitism in reptiles; the drugs most often used to treat human cryptosporidiosis have not been effective in reptiles. | | Very guarded to poor because, to date, there appears to be no effective treatment for this severe parasitism in reptiles; the drugs most often used to treat human cryptosporidiosis have not been effective in reptiles. |
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| |q3=How would you manage this condition in a colony of snakes? | | |q3=How would you manage this condition in a colony of snakes? |
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| #Identify and destroy animals which are found to be infected; | | #Identify and destroy animals which are found to be infected; |
− | #embargo all releases from the infected colony or collection so that potential carrier snakes do not | + | #embargo all releases from the infected colony or collection so that potential carrier snakes do not become a threat to other collections; |
− | become a threat to other collections; | |
| #implement strict cage decontamination and hygiene; | | #implement strict cage decontamination and hygiene; |
| #establish and adhere to a quarantine period during which adequate testing will disclose carrier snakes; | | #establish and adhere to a quarantine period during which adequate testing will disclose carrier snakes; |
| #test the food and water supplies for the collection to guarantee that they are free from cryptosporidial infection. | | #test the food and water supplies for the collection to guarantee that they are free from cryptosporidial infection. |
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