“There’s a fungus among us: Deadly fungal disease could threaten Australia’s iconic lizards”…bearded dragons…

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kinyonga

Chameleon Queen
“Ms Peterson’s research showed that Nannizziopsis barbatae was not able to grow at human body temperature, largely mitigating concerns that the fungus could pose a threat to humans. Nonetheless, it is important that only trained individuals using appropriate biosafety measures should handle reptiles with suspicious skin lesions.”…
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/the...ease-could-threaten-australias-iconic-lizards
 
The original one discovered in two different chameleons I had, was (eventually…finally named) CANV…Chrysosporium anamorph of Nannizziopsis vriesii.

As it was studied more, other “varieties” were discovered and relationships to other fungal infections….too much for me to explain or even be sure I understand.

I’ve posted all the studies that I know of at various times on here talking about all the “varieties” involved.

I wish I could somehow get them all together in one thread…but I haven’t figured out how to do it without missing some of them.
When it first turned up in my lizards and the studies were started they thought it was Trichophyton (ring worm).
 
One more…
“This study demonstrates that the CANV may act as a primary pathogen of reptiles by direct cutaneous contact. Animals in which the skin was abraded demonstrated a higher level of infection, suggesting that skin trauma or other changes to the skin may predispose reptiles to infection. Still, the CANV can readily invade the intact skin of veiled chameleons maintained under standard husbandry. The concept of a primary fungal pathogen of squamate reptiles is new and this study firmly documents fungal infection in captive, otherwise healthy reptiles.”…
https://www.vin.com/apputil/content...&catId=162283&id=10110068&ind=90&objTypeID=17
 
Maybe I’ll just add a few more here and hope I don’t repeat too many of them…”Although the data from this survey are limited, they provide an indication that the C A N is not commonly foundon healthy animals. How animals come into contact with the CAN, and the factors that lead to infection by this fungus are not understood. Further studies are needed to determine the conditions and factors that govern infection of reptiles by thisfungus.”…
https://www.uamh.ca/Research/_/medi...003_J_Herpet_Med_Surg_Survey_for_the_CANV.pdf
 
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