First report of fatal disseminated microsporidiosis in two inland bearded dragons Pogona vitticeps in Japan.

ABSTRACT: Introduction.Encephalitozoon pogonae is a newly described pathogen belonging to the phylum Microsporidia. In Austria and the USA, this species has been isolated from fatal and disseminated cases of captive-bred inland bearded dragons. Here, we report the case of fatal disseminated microsporidiosis caused by E. pogonae in two bearded dragons in Japan. Case Presentation. The two lizards from different private households in Tokyo, Japan, had been brought to an animal hospital for examination. In both cases, the animal presented with a history of weight loss for several weeks. There were no improvements in clinical symptoms and the lizards deteriorated and finally died. Histopathological examination demonstrated necrotizing granulomatous inflammation attributed to dissemin

SUBMITTER: Shibasaki K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5630957 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature