title: Intraerythrocytic iridovirus in central bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps).
abstract: Three adult central bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps) originating from a commercial breeding facility presented with clinical signs, including anorexia, dehydration, white multifocal lesions on the dorsal aspect of the tongue, blepharospasm, and weight loss. In 1 of 3 lizards, a marked regenerative anemia was noted, and all 3 bearded dragons had erythrocytic intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies. Nine bearded dragons housed in contact also had identical, but fewer intraerythrocytic inclusions. Inclusion bodies examined by electron microscopy had particles consistent with iridoviruses. Attempts to culture the virus were unsuccessful; however, amplification and sequencing of regions of the viral DNA polymerase by polymerase chain reaction confirmed the presence of an iridovirus. One of the bearded dragons died, while the 2 others showing clinical signs were euthanized. The remaining 9 infected bearded dragons of the teaching colony were also euthanized. Postmortem examination revealed a moderate, multifocal, lymphoplasmacytic or mononuclear adenitis of the tongue in the 3 bearded dragons, and a lymphohistiocytic hepatitis with bacterial granulomas in 2 lizards.
authors.affiliation: William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (Grosset, McGraw, Groff), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Medicine and Epidemiology (Weber, Paul-Murphy, Foley, Yun, Malm), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology (Owens, Gaffney), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Small Animal Clinical Sciences of the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (Wellehan, Childress).
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grosset
authors.affiliation: William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (Grosset, McGraw, Groff), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Medicine and Epidemiology (Weber, Paul-Murphy, Foley, Yun, Malm), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology (Owens, Gaffney), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Small Animal Clinical Sciences of the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (Wellehan, Childress).
authors.forename: James F X
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Wellehan
authors.affiliation: William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (Grosset, McGraw, Groff), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Medicine and Epidemiology (Weber, Paul-Murphy, Foley, Yun, Malm), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology (Owens, Gaffney), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Small Animal Clinical Sciences of the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (Wellehan, Childress).
authors.forename: Sean D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Owens
authors.affiliation: William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (Grosset, McGraw, Groff), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Medicine and Epidemiology (Weber, Paul-Murphy, Foley, Yun, Malm), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology (Owens, Gaffney), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Small Animal Clinical Sciences of the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (Wellehan, Childress).
authors.forename: Sabrina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McGraw
authors.affiliation: William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (Grosset, McGraw, Groff), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Medicine and Epidemiology (Weber, Paul-Murphy, Foley, Yun, Malm), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology (Owens, Gaffney), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Small Animal Clinical Sciences of the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (Wellehan, Childress).
authors.forename: Patricia M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Gaffney
authors.affiliation: William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (Grosset, McGraw, Groff), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Medicine and Epidemiology (Weber, Paul-Murphy, Foley, Yun, Malm), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology (Owens, Gaffney), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Small Animal Clinical Sciences of the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (Wellehan, Childress).
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Foley
authors.affiliation: William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (Grosset, McGraw, Groff), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Medicine and Epidemiology (Weber, Paul-Murphy, Foley, Yun, Malm), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology (Owens, Gaffney), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Small Animal Clinical Sciences of the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (Wellehan, Childress).
authors.forename: April L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Childress
authors.affiliation: William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (Grosset, McGraw, Groff), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Medicine and Epidemiology (Weber, Paul-Murphy, Foley, Yun, Malm), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology (Owens, Gaffney), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Small Animal Clinical Sciences of the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (Wellehan, Childress).
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.affiliation: William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (Grosset, McGraw, Groff), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Medicine and Epidemiology (Weber, Paul-Murphy, Foley, Yun, Malm), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology (Owens, Gaffney), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Small Animal Clinical Sciences of the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (Wellehan, Childress).
authors.forename: Kirsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Malm
authors.affiliation: William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (Grosset, McGraw, Groff), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Medicine and Epidemiology (Weber, Paul-Murphy, Foley, Yun, Malm), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology (Owens, Gaffney), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Small Animal Clinical Sciences of the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (Wellehan, Childress).
authors.forename: Joseph M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Groff
authors.affiliation: William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (Grosset, McGraw, Groff), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Medicine and Epidemiology (Weber, Paul-Murphy, Foley, Yun, Malm), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology (Owens, Gaffney), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Small Animal Clinical Sciences of the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (Wellehan, Childress).
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Paul-Murphy
authors.affiliation: William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (Grosset, McGraw, Groff), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Medicine and Epidemiology (Weber, Paul-Murphy, Foley, Yun, Malm), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology (Owens, Gaffney), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CADepartment of Small Animal Clinical Sciences of the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (Wellehan, Childress) sharkdoc01@gmail.com.
authors.forename: E Scott
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Weber
keywords: 
                 Pogona vitticeps
              ; Bearded dragons; intraerythrocytic inclusion bodies; iridovirus