Boid Inclusion Body Disease (BIBD) Is Also a Disease of Wild Boa Constrictors
A. Alfaro-Alarcon, U. Hetzel, T. Smura, F. Baggio, J. A. Morales, A. Kipar, J. Hepojoki
This paper identifies reptarenavirus infection and Boid Inclusion Body Disease (BIBD) in wild and captive boa constrictors in Costa Rica, showing the disease occurs in wild populations and suggesting boas may contribute to natural virus circulation.
bioRxiv · Apr 25, 2022Microbiology