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1 8252 Barger, M. A. 2004. The Neoechinorhynchus of turtles: specimen base, distribution, and host use. Comparative Parasitology 71:118–129.
2 7414 Burridge, M. J. 2005. Control and eradication of exotic ticks introduced into the United States on imported reptiles. Abstract in Joint Meeting of the 21st Annual Meeting of the American Elasmobranch Society, 85th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 63rd Annual Meeting of the Herpetologists' League, and the 48th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles; 6–11 July 2005, Tampa, Florida, USA.
3 1246 Burridge, M. J., L. A. Simmons, B. H. Simbl, T. F. Peter, and S. M. Mahan. 2000. Evidence of Cowdria ruminantium infection (heartwater) in Amblyomma sparsum ticks found on tortoises imported into Florida. Journal of Parasitology 86:1135–1136.
4 8488 Burridge, M. J., L. A. Simmons, T. F. Peter, and S. M. Mahan. 2002. Control and eradication of chelonian tick infestations, with particular reference to vectors of heartwater. Annals of the New York Academy of Science 969:294–296.
5 1245 Burridge, M. J., L. Simmons, and S. A. Allan. 2000. Introduction of potential heartwater vectors and other exotic ticks into Florida on imported reptiles. Journal of Parasitology 86:700–704.
6 8294 Burridge, M. J., T. F. Peter, S. A. Allen, and S. M. Mahan. 2002. Evaluation of safety and efficacy of acaricides for control of the African tortoise tick (Amblyomma marmoreum) on leopard tortoises (Geochelone pardalis). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 33:52–57.
7 2999 Duvall, S. E., and M. G. Barron. 2000. A screening probabilistic risk assessment of mercury in Florida Everglades food webs. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 47:298–305.
8 2302 Ernst, E. M., and C. H. Ernst. 1977. Synopsis of helminths endoparasitic in native turtles of the United States. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 13:1–75.
9 2359 Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. 2000. Emergency prohibition against importation of two African tortoises. Chelonian Research Foundation, Turtle and Tortoise Newsletter No. 1:20.
10 9641 Fleming, G. J. 2010. Chelonian shell repair. Page 15 (abstract) in 8th Annual Symposium on the Conservation and Biology of Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles, Joint Annual Meeting of the Turtle Survival Alliance and IUCN Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group, 16−19 August 2011, Orlando, Florida, USA.
11 2392 Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. 2000. Emergency rule. League of Florida Herpetological Societies Newsletter (February):1–4
12 2394 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. 2000. Emergency prohibition against importation of two African tortoise species into Florida. Turtle and Tortoise Newsletter No. 1:20–21.
13 2395 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. 2000. Prohibition on importation of certain African tortoises. Herp Herald, Newsletter of the Gainesville Herpetological Society 17(1):4, 17.
14 2396 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. 2000. Rule title: emergency prohibition against importation of certain African tortoises. League of Florida Herpetological Societies Newsletter (January):3–4.
15 2397 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. 2000. Special permit for the importation of certain African tortoises and permit conditions allowing importation. Herp Herald, Newsletter of the Gainesville Herpetological Society 17(3):8.
16 3091 Holland, L. H., and C. G. Jackson, Jr. 1974. Occurrence of Myxidium chelonarum in Florida turtles (Cnidosporida: Myxosporida). ASB Bulletin 21:62 (abstract).
17 6490 Monti, D. J. 2000. Florida not tickled by threat of infestation. Journal of the American Veterinary Medicine Association 216:651, 655.
18 10115 Napoli, D. 2007. Pet turtles carry lethal salmonella risk, FDA warns after infant dies. Pediatric News 41.5:17.
19 4892 Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC). 2000. Pet alert: USDA announces immediate ban on tortoise species. Reprinted in League of Florida Herpetological Societies Newsletter (May):15–16.
20 9884 Potter, L. L, K. Van Zile, J. DeMent, H. Campbell, P. D. Fiorella, D. Grisson, L. Harrison, J. Shores, and S. Williams. 2013. Environmental assessment aids investigation of Salmonella outbreaks associated with exposure to small turtles in souvenir shops in Okaloosa and Walton counties, Florida 2012. Abstract In 2013 CSTE Annual Conference, 9–13 June 2013, Pasadena, California, USA.
21 5458 Simmons, L., and M. J. Burridge. 2000. Introduction of the exotic ticks Amblyomma humerale Koch and Amblyomma geoemydae (Cantor) (Acari: Ixodidae) into the United States on imported reptiles. International Journal of Acarology 26:239–242.
22 6684 Strimple, P. 2000. Reptile news and trivia: tortoise importation restricted in Florida. Reptiles Magazine 8(9):9.
23 9806 Van Zile, K., L. Potter, D. Grisson, H. Campbell, and J. DeMent. 2012. Investigation of salmonella outbreaks following environmental sampling of small turtles in souvenir shops in Okaloosa and Walton counties, Florida. Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Epidemiology, Epi Update (August):1–4.
24 7542 Wagner, G. G., P. Holman, and S. Waghela. 2002. Babesiosis and heartwater: threats without boundaries. Veterinary Clinics of North America/Food Animal Practice 18:417–430.
25 9892 Walters, M., L. Simmons, J. DeMent, K. Van Zile, L. L. Potter, S. Etheridge, R. Baker, C. Healan, R. Bagby, A. Kimura, C. Harrison, K. Ajileye, J. Borders, K. Crocker, A. Smee, L. Joseph, S. Bosch, and C. Barton-Behravesh. 2013. Turtlepocalypse: seven overlapping multistate outbreaks of human Salmonella infections associated with small pet turtles—USA, 2012. Abstract In 2013 CSTE Annual Conference, 9–13 June 2013, Pasadena, California, USA.

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