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Of 12 box turtles, representing three species and housed in a mixed-species outdoor pen, all six eastern box turtles (<jats:italic>Terrapene carolina carolina<\/jats:italic>) exhibited clinical signs, and three died. Severe clinical signs in four turtles included nasal and oral discharge and palpebral edema, while two showed only oral discharge. No other species were affected. The oral and tongue mucosa were enlarged or partially eroded, with their surfaces covered by a pseudomembranous crust containing fibrin, heterophils, necrotic material, and multifocal bacterial colonies. Multifocal necrosis was observed in both the spleen and liver; however, no inclusions were detected in any affected tissues. Electron microscopy revealed cytoplasmic ranavirus-like particles within necrotic spleen cells. 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