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1. Infectious Disease Surveillance in the Woylie (Bettongia penicillata)

Author:
Kim Skogvold; Kristin S. Warren; Bethany Jackson; Carly S. Holyoake; Kathryn Stalder; Joanne M. Devlin; Simone D. Vitali; Adrian F. Wayne; Alistair Legione; Ian Robertson; Rebecca J. Vaughan-Higgins
Source:
EcoHealth 2017 v.14 no.3 pp. 518-529
ISSN:
1612-9202
Subject:
Bettongia penicillata; Herpesviridae infections; Orbivirus; Toxoplasma gondii; captive animals; disease surveillance; neutralizing antibodies; pathogens; polymerase chain reaction; predation; risk analysis; serotypes; viruses; Western Australia
Abstract:
... Wild populations of the critically endangered woylie (Bettongia penicillata) recently declined by 90% in southwest Western Australia. Increased predation is the leading hypothesis for decline, but disease may be playing a role increasing susceptibility to predation. To explore this possibility, we surveyed woylie populations in the wild, in captivity and in a predator-free sanctuary for exposure t ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10393-017-1254-9

2. A Severe Ranavirus Outbreak in Captive, Wild-Caught Box Turtles

Author:
Steven J. A. Kimble; April J. Johnson; Rod N. Williams; Jason T. Hoverman
Source:
EcoHealth 2017 v.14 no.4 pp. 810-815
ISSN:
1612-9202
Subject:
Ranavirus; Terrapene; adaptive immunity; captive animals; clinical examination; mortality; nose; quantitative polymerase chain reaction
Abstract:
... A Ranavirus outbreak in a captive population of wild-caught individuals was monitored using clinical evaluations and real-time PCR in 317 wild box turtles held in captivity during translocation. During the 2-year study period, the population experienced 71.6% mortality, suggesting that ranaviruses can rapidly attenuate populations. Wide variation in infection rate (7–94% per sampling period) was o ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10393-017-1263-8

3. A Review of Infectious Agents in Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) and Their Long-Term Ecological Relevance

Author:
Anna C. Fagre; Kelly A. Patyk; Pauline Nol; Todd Atwood; Karsten Hueffer; Colleen Duncan
Source:
EcoHealth 2015 v.12 no.3 pp. 528-539
ISSN:
1612-9202
Subject:
Ursus maritimus; captive animals; endangered species; infectious diseases; pathogens; population dynamics; risk
Abstract:
... Disease was a listing criterion for the polar bear (Ursus maritimus) as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 2008; it is therefore important to evaluate the current state of knowledge and identify any information gaps pertaining to diseases in polar bears. We conducted a systematic literature review focused on infectious agents and associated health impacts identified in polar bears. Ove ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10393-015-1023-6

4. Cloacal Aerobic Bacterial Flora and Absence of Viruses in Free-Living Slow Worms (Anguis fragilis), Grass Snakes (Natrix natrix) and European Adders (Vipera berus) from Germany

Author:
Volker Schmidt; Ronja Mock; Eileen Burgkhardt; Anja Junghanns; Falk Ortlieb; Istvan Szabo; Rachel Marschang; Irmgard Blindow; Maria-Elisabeth Krautwald-Junghanns
Source:
EcoHealth 2014 v.11 no.4 pp. 571-580
ISSN:
1612-9202
Subject:
Aeromonas hydrophila; DNA; Escherichia coli; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Natrix natrix; Proteus vulgaris; RNA; Salmonella; Vipera; animal pathogenic bacteria; captive animals; flora; heart; minimum inhibitory concentration; snakes; surveys; viruses; Germany
Abstract:
... Disease problems caused by viral or bacterial pathogens are common in reptiles kept in captivity. There is no information available on the incidence of viral pathogens or the physiological cloacal bacterial flora of common free-living reptiles in Germany. Therefore, 56 free-living reptiles including 23 European adders (Vipera berus), 12 grass snakes (Natrix natrix) and 21 slow worms (Anguis fragil ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10393-014-0947-6

5. Detection of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Mexican Bolitoglossine Salamanders Using an Optimal Sampling Protocol

Author:
Pascale Van Rooij; An Martel; Joachim Nerz; Sebastian Voitel; Filip Van Immerseel; Freddy Haesebrouck; Frank Pasmans
Source:
EcoHealth 2011 v.8 no.2 pp. 237-243
ISSN:
1612-9202
Subject:
captive animals; forelimbs; fungi; hyperkeratosis; population dynamics; probability; salamanders and newts; surface area; tail; zoospores
Abstract:
... The role of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), which is the causal agent of chytridiomycosis, in the declines of Central American bolitoglossine salamanders is unknown. Here we establish a swabbing protocol to maximize the detection probability of Bd in salamanders. We then used this protocol to examine captive and wild Mexican bolitoglossine salamanders of 14 different specie ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10393-011-0704-z
PubMed:
21912986