() is a fungal pathogen and the causative agent of ophidiomycosis that has affected multiple snake taxa across the United States, Europe, and Asia. Ophidiomycosis has often been referred to as an emerging infectious disease (EID); however, its status as an EID has recently come under debate. infections have been confirmed in wild snake populations in Texas; however, it is unknown if the pathogen is novel (i.
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