Journal article
Avian viral surveillance in Victoria, Australia, and detection of two novel avian herpesviruses
Jemima Amery-Gale, Carol A Hartley, Paola K Vaz, Marc S Marenda, Jane Owens, Paul A Eden, Joanne M Devlin
PLOS ONE | PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE | Published : 2018
Abstract
Viruses in avian hosts can pose threats to avian health and some have zoonotic potential. Hospitals that provide veterinary care for avian patients may serve as a site of exposure of other birds and human staff in the facility to these viruses. They can also provide a useful location to collect samples from avian patients in order to examine the viruses present in wild birds. This study aimed to investigate viruses of biosecurity and/or zoonotic significance in Australian birds by screening samples collected from 409 birds presented to the Australian Wildlife Health Centre at Zoos Victoria's Healesville Sanctuary for veterinary care between December 2014 and December 2015. Samples were teste..
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Awarded by Australian Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
JAG was supported by the Cybec Foundation (www.cybec.com.au) and Zoos Victoria (www.zoo.org.au). JMD is supported by a grant (FT140101287) from the Australian Research Council (www.arc.gov.au). The Cybec Foundation and the Australian Research Council had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript, while Zoos Victoria was involved in study design and facilitation of sample and data collection.