Ventral dermatitis in rowi (Apteryx rowi) due to cutaneous larval migrans.

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dc.citation.issue1
dc.citation.volume4
dc.contributor.authorGartrell BD
dc.contributor.authorArgilla L
dc.contributor.authorFinlayson S
dc.contributor.authorGedye K
dc.contributor.authorGonzalez Argandona AK
dc.contributor.authorGraham I
dc.contributor.authorHowe L
dc.contributor.authorHunter S
dc.contributor.authorLenting B
dc.contributor.authorMakan T
dc.contributor.authorMcInnes K
dc.contributor.authorMichael S
dc.contributor.authorMorgan KJ
dc.contributor.authorScott I
dc.contributor.authorSijbranda D
dc.contributor.authorvan Zyl N
dc.contributor.authorWard JM
dc.date.available2015-04
dc.date.available2014-11-06
dc.date.issued2015-04
dc.description.abstractThe rowi is a critically endangered species of kiwi. Young birds on a crèche island showed loss of feathers from the ventral abdomen and a scurfy dermatitis of the abdominal skin and vent margin. Histology of skin biopsies identified cutaneous larval migrans, which was shown by molecular sequencing to be possibly from a species of Trichostrongylus as a cause of ventral dermatitis and occasional ulcerative vent dermatitis. The predisposing factors that led to this disease are suspected to be the novel exposure of the rowi to parasites from seabirds or marine mammals due to the island crèche and the limited management of roost boxes. This is the first instance of cutaneous larval migrans to be recorded in birds. Severe and fatal complications of the investigation resulted in the death of eight birds of aspergillosis and pulmonary complications associated with the use of bark as a substrate in hospital. Another bird died of renal failure during the period of hospitalisation despite oral and intravenous fluid therapy. The initiating cause of the renal failure was not determined. These complications have the potential to undermine the working relationship between wildlife veterinarians and conservation managers. This case highlights that intensive conservation management can result in increased opportunities for novel routes of cross-species pathogen transmission.
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dc.identifier.citationINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY-PARASITES AND WILDLIFE, 2015, 4 (1), pp. 1 - 10
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ijppaw.2014.11.001
dc.identifier.elements-id220580
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn2213-2244
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10179/9570
dc.relation.isPartOfINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY-PARASITES AND WILDLIFE
dc.subject.anzsrc0502 Environmental Science and Management
dc.subject.anzsrc0603 Evolutionary Biology
dc.subject.anzsrc0605 Microbiology
dc.titleVentral dermatitis in rowi (Apteryx rowi) due to cutaneous larval migrans.
dc.typeJournal article
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pubs.organisational-group/Massey University
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Sciences
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Sciences/School of Veterinary Science
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