Hematology

Boa Inclusion Body Disease (BIBD): Lymphocyte in Smear

Morphology of a lymphocyte with a viral cytoplasmic inclusion in Boa Inclusion Body Disease (BIBD), along with reptile erythrocytes and thrombocytes in a blood smear.

Blood smear of a rainbow boa: lymphocyte with a large inclusion in BIBD and thrombocytes
Blood smear of a rainbow boa: lymphocyte with a large inclusion in BIBD and thrombocytes

🔬 A snapshot of a lymphocyte with an inclusion characteristic of Boa Inclusion Body Disease (BIBD), associated with arenavirus infection in a rainbow boa (Epicrates cenchria). Two thrombocytes are also visible.

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👉 Source: Samour J. - Hawkey’s Atlas of Wild and Exotic Animal Haematology, 2020.