[[[ 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 for Salmonella spp. Environmental sampling of 35 key water sources and hihi supplementary feeding stations conducted in December 2011 and March 2012 returned isolates of S. enterica subspecies houtenae and S. enterica serovar 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 with S. enterica subspecies houtenae and S. enterica serovar Saintpaul. [[[ Clinical relevance: ]]] This is the first detection of these Salmonella spp. 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.
Investigation of mortalities associated withSalmonellaspp. infection in wildlife on Tiritiri Matangi Island in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand
뉴질랜드 하우라키 만의 티리티리 마탱기 섬에서 야생 동물의 살모넬라균 감염과 관련된 사망 조사
[Category] 살모넬라증,
[Article Type] journal-article
[Source] pubmed
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