Analyzing disease risks associated with translocations

…, RJ VAUGHANHIGGINS - Conservation Biology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Translocations of species are expected to be used increasingly to counter the undesirable
effects of anthropogenic changes to ecosystems, including loss of species. Methods to assess …

Streptococcus iniae associated mass marine fish kill off Western Australia

…, J Bannister, NB Buller, RJ Vaughan-Higgins… - Diseases of Aquatic …, 2020 - int-res.com
Streptococcus iniae causes high mortality in cultured and wild fish stocks globally. Since the
first report in captive Amazon river dolphins Inia geoffrensis in 1976, it has emerged in …

Subclinical infection of captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in Thailand with elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus

S Sripiboon, W Ditcham, R Vaughan-Higgins… - Archives of …, 2020 - Springer
Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) infection is a conservation threat to the
endangered Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), causing fatal hemorrhagic disease in juvenile …

A discovery down under: decoding the draft genome sequence of Pantoea stewartii from Australia's Critically Endangered western ground parrot/kyloring (Pezoporus …

…, N Klukowski, R Vaughan-Higgins… - Microbial …, 2023 - microbiologyresearch.org
Pantoea stewartii , a plant pathogen, is primarily transmitted through contaminated seeds and
insect vectors, with the corn flea beetle (Chaetocnema pulicaria) being the primary carrier. …

Haematologic and plasma biochemical reference intervals for flatback turtles Natator depressus

…, B Jackson, L Yeap, R Vaughan-Higgins - Endangered Species …, 2024 - int-res.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] A critically co-endangered feather louse Forficuloecus pezopori n. sp.(Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) detected through conservation intervention for the western …

…, S Keatley, A Wallace, RJ Vaughan-Higgins… - International Journal for …, 2024 - Elsevier
Forficuloecus pezopori Martin, Keatley & Ash n. sp. from the western ground parrot
Pezoporus flaviventris Northover et al., 2019 (Psittaculidae) is proposed based on combined …

[HTML][HTML] Fungal Rhinosinusitis Caused by a Curvularia sp. Infection in a Female Sumatran Orangutan: A Case Report

…, DJ Reese, AL Walsh, TC Uwiera, R Vaughan-Higgins… - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mycotic nasal cavity and paranasal sinus infections in non-human primates (NHPs) are
relatively uncommon diseases of the upper respiratory tract. This case study describes the …

Bringing back a healthy buzz? Invertebrate parasites and reintroductions: A case study in bumblebees

MJF Brown, AW Sainsbury, RJ Vaughan-Higgins… - EcoHealth, 2017 - Springer
Reintroductions can play a key role in the conservation of endangered species. Parasites
may impact reintroductions, both positively and negatively, but few case studies of how to …

[HTML][HTML] A retrospective study of Macropod Progressive Periodontal Disease (“lumpy jaw”) in captive macropods across Australia and Europe: Using data from the past …

…, F Wyss, D Webster, R Snipp, R Vaughan-Higgins - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Macropod Progressive Periodontal Disease (MPPD), or ‘lumpy jaw’, is an
often-fatal dental disease commonly reported in captive kangaroos and wallabies (…

Development of a tag-attachment method to enable capture of fine-and landscape-scale movement in black-cockatoos

…, B Jackson, R Vaughan-Higgins… - Australian Field …, 2017 - search.informit.org
This study reports on a successful trial of a double-tag mounting protocol using both satellite
and GPS tags on captive black-cockatoos (Forest Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo …