Journal article
The aetiology, prevalence and morbidity of outbreaks of photosensitisation in livestock: A review
Yuchi Chen, Jane C Quinn, Leslie A Weston, Panayiotis Loukopoulos
PLOS ONE | PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE | Published : 2019
Abstract
Background Photosensitisation is a clinical condition occurring in both humans and animals that causes significant injury to affected individuals. In livestock, outbreaks of photosensitisation caused by ingestion of toxic plants are relatively common and can be associated with significant economic loss. Objectives The agents that are most commonly implicated in outbreaks of photosensitisation have not been formally investigated on a global scale. To address this question, a systematic review of the literature was undertaken to determine the most common causative agents implicated in outbreaks of photosensitisation in livestock in Australia and globally, as well as the prevalence and morbidi..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Yuchi Chen is supported by a PhD scholarship funded by Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation and CSU School of Animal and Veterinary Science. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.The authors acknowledge financial support from the Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation and School of Animal and Veterinary Science (Charles Sturt University). The authors would like to thank Dr. Paul Weston for consultation on the data presentation methods from the statistical perspective. The authors would also like to thank Animal Health Australia (www.animalhealthaustralia.com.au) for providing access to archived reports of Animal Health Surveillance Quarterly.