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View article: Evaluation of a text-mining application for the rapid analysis of free-text wildlife necropsy reports
Evaluation of a text-mining application for the rapid analysis of free-text wildlife necropsy reports Open
The ability to efficiently derive insights from wildlife necropsy data is essential for advancing conservation and One Health objectives, yet close reading remains the mainstay of knowledge retrieval from ubiquitous free-text clinical data…
View article: Enabling near real time use of wildlife necropsy data: Text-mining approaches to derive interactive dashboard displays
Enabling near real time use of wildlife necropsy data: Text-mining approaches to derive interactive dashboard displays Open
Manual review of necropsy records through close reading and collation is a time-consuming process, leading to delays in knowledge acquisition, communication of findings, and subsequent actions. Text-mining techniques offer a means to reduc…
View article: What’s in a database? Insights from a retrospective review of penguin necropsy records in Aotearoa New Zealand
What’s in a database? Insights from a retrospective review of penguin necropsy records in Aotearoa New Zealand Open
Wildlife necropsy databases often provide data for morbidity and mortality studies of free-ranging species, with implicit relevance for conservation goals, as well as domestic animal and human health. Retrospective reviews are a common way…
View article: Comparative thoracic radiography in healthy and tuberculosis-positive sun bears (Helarctos malayanus)
Comparative thoracic radiography in healthy and tuberculosis-positive sun bears (Helarctos malayanus) Open
Early and accurate diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is key to effective outbreak management, and in humans thoracic radiography is used extensively for screening purposes. In wildlife TB radiography is a relatively accessible diagn…
View article: Bayesian accuracy estimates for diagnostic tests to detect tuberculosis in captive sun bears (Helarctos malayanus) and Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) in Cambodia and Vietnam
Bayesian accuracy estimates for diagnostic tests to detect tuberculosis in captive sun bears (Helarctos malayanus) and Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) in Cambodia and Vietnam Open
Effective control of tuberculosis (TB) depends on early diagnosis of disease, yet available tests are unable to perfectly detect infected individuals. In novel hosts diagnostic testing methods for TB are extrapolated from other species, wi…
View article: Antimicrobial resistance among clinically significant bacteria in wildlife: An overlooked one health concern
Antimicrobial resistance among clinically significant bacteria in wildlife: An overlooked one health concern Open
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as a critical global health challenge. However, the significance of AMR is not limited to humans and domestic animals but extends to wildlife and the environment. Based on the analysis of > 200 pe…
View article: Haematologic and plasma biochemical reference intervals for flatback turtles Natator depressus
Haematologic and plasma biochemical reference intervals for flatback turtles Natator depressus Open
Blood reference intervals (RIs) provide an indication of systemic health and are central to any baseline health survey. RIs are available for all sea turtle species, except for the flatback turtle Natator depressus . We developed the first…
View article: Chlamydia in wild Australian rodents: a cross-sectional study to inform disease risks for a conservation translocation
Chlamydia in wild Australian rodents: a cross-sectional study to inform disease risks for a conservation translocation Open
Context Chlamydia species impose major global burdens on both human and animal health. However, chlamydial infections of wild rodents have been understudied, posing limitations on assessments of disease risks for rodent conservation transl…
View article: ODP225 Mixed Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome with recent diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus.
ODP225 Mixed Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome with recent diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus. Open
Background Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperosmolar hyperglycemia syndrome (HHS) are often discussed as two distinct clinical entities but can present in the same patient. Combined DKA and HHS is associated with higher mortality than e…
View article: Detection of filovirus-reactive antibodies in Australian bat species
Detection of filovirus-reactive antibodies in Australian bat species Open
Bats have been implicated as the reservoir hosts of filoviruses in Africa, with serological evidence of filoviruses in various bat species identified in other countries. Here, serum samples from 190 bats, comprising 12 different species, c…
View article: Evaluation of a probe hybridization quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay for Cryptosporidium serpentis in eastern indigo snakes (Drymarchon couperi)
Evaluation of a probe hybridization quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay for Cryptosporidium serpentis in eastern indigo snakes (Drymarchon couperi) Open
The ante-mortem diagnosis of squamate gastric cryptosporidiosis can be elusive if the proper diagnostic test is not performed on the proper sample. Molecular diagnostic tests ( e.g. , PCR) have been shown to be superior to other tests ( e.…
View article: Application of tri-axial accelerometer data to the interpretation of movement and behaviour of threatened black cockatoos
Application of tri-axial accelerometer data to the interpretation of movement and behaviour of threatened black cockatoos Open
Context Carnaby’s (Calyptorhychus latirostris), Baudin’s (Calyptorhynchus baudinii) and forest red-tailed black cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus banksii naso) are threatened parrot species endemic to south-western Australia. Behavioural monitori…
View article: Epidemiology and pathological progression of erythematous lip lesions in captive sun bears (Helarctos malayanus)
Epidemiology and pathological progression of erythematous lip lesions in captive sun bears (Helarctos malayanus) Open
This study investigates the occurrence of erythematous lip lesions in a captive sun bear population in Cambodia, including the progression of cheilitis to squamous cell carcinoma, and the presence of Ursid gammaherpesvirus 1. Visual assess…
View article: Sejahtera-driven integration strategies at Kawan Company
Sejahtera-driven integration strategies at Kawan Company Open
Integration strategies at Kawan Company enables the company to strengthen its corporate, business and functional strategies as market leader in Asia for halal frozen food. It has achieved as regional leader of halal frozen food. The emerge…
View article: A Retrospective Study of Macropod Progressive Periodontal Disease (“Lumpy Jaw”) in Captive Macropods across Australia and Europe: Using Data from the Past to Inform Future Macropod Management
A Retrospective Study of Macropod Progressive Periodontal Disease (“Lumpy Jaw”) in Captive Macropods across Australia and Europe: Using Data from the Past to Inform Future Macropod Management Open
Macropod Progressive Periodontal Disease (MPPD) is a well-recognised disease that causes high morbidity and mortality in captive macropods worldwide. Epidemiological data on MMPD are limited, although multiple risk factors associated with …
View article: First report of<i>Trypanosoma dionisii</i>(Trypanosomatidae) identified in Australia
First report of<i>Trypanosoma dionisii</i>(Trypanosomatidae) identified in Australia Open
Trypanosomes are blood-borne parasites that can infect a variety of different vertebrates, including animals and humans. This study aims to broaden scientific knowledge about the presence and biodiversity of trypanosomes in Australian bats…
View article: Prevalence of Macropod Progressive Periodontal Disease (“lumpy jaw”) in wild western grey kangaroos (Macropus fuliginosus)
Prevalence of Macropod Progressive Periodontal Disease (“lumpy jaw”) in wild western grey kangaroos (Macropus fuliginosus) Open
Macropod Progressive Periodontal Disease (MPPD), colloquially referred to as “lumpy jaw”, is a commonly observed disease in captive macropods. However, the prevalence of this disease in the wild is largely unknown. A systematic study of MP…
View article: Viral Diversity of Microbats within the South West Botanical Province of Western Australia
Viral Diversity of Microbats within the South West Botanical Province of Western Australia Open
Bats are known reservoirs of a wide variety of viruses that rarely result in overt clinical disease in the bat host. However, anthropogenic influences on the landscape and climate can change species assemblages and interactions, as well as…
View article: Infant toenail metal concentrations associated with gut microbial diversity and specific taxa abundance
Infant toenail metal concentrations associated with gut microbial diversity and specific taxa abundance Open
OPS 39: Metals and biomarkers, Room 411, Floor 4, August 26, 2019, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Background/Aim: The infant microbiome may contribute to health status across the lifespan, but environmental factors affecting microbial community composi…
View article: Insights into Australian Bat Lyssavirus in Insectivorous Bats of Western Australia
Insights into Australian Bat Lyssavirus in Insectivorous Bats of Western Australia Open
Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV) is a known causative agent of neurological disease in bats, humans and horses. It has been isolated from four species of pteropid bats and a single microbat species (Saccolaimus flaviventris). To date, ABLV…
View article: Can the intake of antiparasitic secondary metabolites explain the low prevalence of hemoparasites among wild Psittaciformes?
Can the intake of antiparasitic secondary metabolites explain the low prevalence of hemoparasites among wild Psittaciformes? Open
© 2018 The Author(s).Background: Parasites can exert selection pressure on their hosts through effects on survival, on reproductive success, on sexually selected ornament, with important ecological and evolutionary consequences, such as ch…
View article: Additional file 1: of Can the intake of antiparasitic secondary metabolites explain the low prevalence of hemoparasites among wild Psittaciformes?
Additional file 1: of Can the intake of antiparasitic secondary metabolites explain the low prevalence of hemoparasites among wild Psittaciformes? Open
Table S1. Hemoparasites in wild Psittaciformes. Malaria parasites (Plasmodium), related intracellular haemosporidians (Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon), the unicellular parasitic flagellate protozoans (Trypanosoma), and microfilaria reporte…
View article: Additional file 3: of Can the intake of antiparasitic secondary metabolites explain the low prevalence of hemoparasites among wild Psittaciformes?
Additional file 3: of Can the intake of antiparasitic secondary metabolites explain the low prevalence of hemoparasites among wild Psittaciformes? Open
Table S2. Main food items consumed by the Psittaciformes species in the localities where the blood parasite sampling was carried out. Details on the species, main food items and parts consumed are provided. The presence of secondary metabo…
View article: Additional file 4: of Can the intake of antiparasitic secondary metabolites explain the low prevalence of hemoparasites among wild Psittaciformes?
Additional file 4: of Can the intake of antiparasitic secondary metabolites explain the low prevalence of hemoparasites among wild Psittaciformes? Open
Scripts and combined dataset to analyse the presence of hemoparasites in Psittaciformes. Analyses and the combined dataset for the effects of diet, habitat, climate, screening method (as factors) and species (as a random variable) on the p…
View article: Discovery and Partial Genomic Characterisation of a Novel Nidovirus Associated with Respiratory Disease in Wild Shingleback Lizards (Tiliqua rugosa)
Discovery and Partial Genomic Characterisation of a Novel Nidovirus Associated with Respiratory Disease in Wild Shingleback Lizards (Tiliqua rugosa) Open
A respiratory disease syndrome has been observed in large numbers of wild shingleback lizards (Tiliqua rugosa) admitted to wildlife care facilities in the Perth metropolitan region of Western Australia. Mortality rates are reportedly high …