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. 2015 Dec 22;14(Suppl 1):47–60. doi: 10.1007/s10393-015-1086-4

Table 6.

Infectious Hazards for the Sand Lizard DRA.

Infectious hazard Type of parasite Hazard type
Adenovirus Virus Source, carrier and transport
Herpesviruses Virus Not a hazard
Reovirus Virus Source, carrier and transport
Iridoviruses Virus Source, carrier and transport
Paramyxovirus (PMV) Virus Source, carrier and transport
Gram-negative bacteria (Aeromonas spp., Corynebacterium spp., Klebsiella spp., Proteus spp., Pseudomonas spp., Salmonella spp.) Bacteria Carrier and zoonotic
Mycobacteria Bacteria Zoonotic
Trichomonads Protozoa Transport and carrier
Entamoeba invadens Protozoa Source and transport
Coccidia (Eimeria, sp. Isospora sp. and Cryptosporidia sp.) Protozoa Source, transport and carrier
Haemogregarina, Hepatozoon, Haemoproteus, Plasmodium, Trypanosomes Haemoparasites Source and carrier
Non-native nematodes Mesocestoides spp., Oswaldocruzia filiformis, Metaplagiorchis molini, Oochoristica tuberculata Helminths Source
Non-native cestodes Helminths Source
Non-native trematodes Helminths Source
Pentastomids Crustacea Source and zoonotic
Ophionyssus saurarum, Ixodes ricinus, Uropoda sp. Ectoparasites Destination