Quote Originally Posted by Kurtilein View Post
oh, the thread got some replies
if we could in addition manage to really confirm that it kills pythons quickly, then this would mean: Python keepers dont need to worry much about this disease, as long as some quarantining is practised and the collection is kept 100% free of mites and parasites.
It is suspected that the incubation period is fairly long, boas absolutely, but pythons too there is at least one case that has had no known vector of infection for at least 4 months. There is no confirmation but the evidence is pointing to a long incubation period not a short one. 4-12 months incubation is likely, not confirmed but possible. The vector is also not understood it is suspected that mites are a strong contender but there are cases of no mites present and it still spreading as well. I'd suggest at least 6 months and perhaps longer unless testing has been done. (IBD and Ophidian Paramyxovirus) There is basically nothing certain in pythons, there has been no studies done at all. The internet is full of myths and rumours. Information on serious medical issues should be coming from research that is published, or from scholarly articles written by researchers. To our great loss no one is working with any pythons and IBD there are no facts only best guesses.