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Editorial
. 2022 Sep 27:9:909616.
doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.909616. eCollection 2022.

Editorial: Emerging infections and diseases of herpetofauna

Steven J R Allain  1 , Amanda L J Duffus  2 , Rachel E Marschang  3
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Editorial: Emerging infections and diseases of herpetofauna

Steven J R Allain et al. Front Vet Sci. .
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Keywords: B. salamandrivorans; Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; amphibian; herpesvirus; ophidiomycosis; ranavirus; reptile.

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Conflict of interest statement

Author RM is employed by Laboklin GmbH & Co. KG. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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