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van Andel, M, Jackson, BH, Midwinter, AC, Alley, MR, Ewen, JG, McInnes, K, Jakob Hoff, R, Reynolds, AD, French, N |
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New Zealand Veterinary Journal; Jul2015, Vol. 63 Issue 4, p235-239, 5p |
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CASE HISTORY: Salmonellosis was suspected as the cause of death in eight wild animals on Tiritiri Matangi Island, in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand, between November and September 2011, including three hihi (Notiomystis cincta), a tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus), a masked lapwing (Vanellus miles novaehollandiae), and a saddleback (Philesturnus carunculatus). An outbreak investigation to identify the source and distribution of infection was undertaken over the summer of 2011–2012. CLINICAL AND LABORATORY FINDINGS: Surveillance of five species of forest bird (n=165) in December 2011 returned a single positive result forSalmonellaspp. Environmental sampling of 35 key water sources and hihi supplementary feeding stations conducted in December 2011 and March 2012 returned isolates ofS. entericasubspecieshoutenaeandS. entericaserovar Saintpaul from a stream, a dam and a supplementary feeding station. The same serotypes were identified in tissue samples collected from post mortem specimens of the affected birds, and their similarity was confirmed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. DIAGNOSIS: Mortality in wildlife associated with infection withS. entericasubspecieshoutenaeandS. entericaserovar Saintpaul. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: This is the first detection of theseSalmonellaspp. from wild birds in New Zealand. Our study highlights how active surveillance in response to observed disease emergence (here mortalities) can provide important insight for risk assessment and management within populations of endangered species and inform risk assessment in translocation planning. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
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