Any info on i.b.d

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A family member has had to put down his 2 bhp an the clutch can someone tell me what I.B.D is I beeive it is something to do with the nervous system?
And how is it spread?
any advice at all would be great
 
Inclusion Body Disease

There isnt a great deal known about the disease or how widespread it is in Aust. Effects pythons, boas and some elapids. Thought to be viral. Incubation unknown- could be weeks could be months spread through contact with infected snake or droplets in the air. The resulting inclusion bodies can cause damage anywhere in the body (nerves, brain, spinal cord and organs) leading to death. So you were spot on with the nervous symptoms, being tremors, disorientation, lack of coordination etc. Euthanasia is the right decision as yet there is no treatment and if left the snake would waste away.
Hope that helps
 
Cobba91. Do you know of any connection with this disease and the Aspidites genus? Many recent cases we have seen here on this forum involve the genus? Co-incidence?
 
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