Australian Registry of Wildlife Health, Taronga Conservation Society Australia, Bradleys Head Road, Mosman, New South Wales 2088, Australia.
Vector and Waterborne Pathogens Research Group, College of Science, Health, Engineering, and Education, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia 6150, Australia.
J Wildl Dis. 2021 Jul 1;57(3):515-524. doi: 10.7589/JWD-D-20-00168.
Over two field seasons during 2014-15, 35 long-nosed potoroos (Potorous tridactylus) were captured in state forests in South Eastern New South Wales for translocation to Booderee National Park, Jervis Bay Territory, Australia. Animals were anesthetized for physical examination and collection of samples to assess general health and screen for select diseases identified during a disease risk assessment. Morphologic, hematologic, and biochemical parameters were determined, and parasites were identified where possible. Trypanosoma gilletti, Trypanosoma vegrandis, and novel genotypes most similar to a Trypanosoma wallaby-derived isolate (ABF) were identified from blood samples by PCR; the first time Trypanosoma has been described in this species. Also reported is the first confirmation of the Australian paralysis tick, Ixodes holocyclus, from the long-nosed potoroo. Surveillance showed that Cryptococcus sp. may form part of the normal nasal flora for long-nosed potoroo. Salmonella enterica serotype Dublin and Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica was identified from rectal swabs of otherwise healthy animals. The data provide baseline health and disease parameters for this newly established population and the source population and will inform future translocation and conservation management activities. These data expand current knowledge on aspects of the biology and microbiology of the long-nosed potoroo, both locally and nationally.
在 2014-15 年的两个野外季节期间，在新南威尔士州东南部的州立森林中捕获了 35 只长鼻袋熊（Potorous tridactylus），用于转移到澳大利亚杰维斯湾领地的布德里国家公园。动物被麻醉进行身体检查和样本采集，以评估一般健康状况，并筛选疾病风险评估中确定的某些疾病。确定了形态、血液和生化参数，并尽可能确定寄生虫。通过 PCR 从血液样本中鉴定出锥虫、大锥虫和与袋熊来源分离株（ABF）最相似的新型基因型；这是首次在该物种中描述锥虫。还首次从长鼻袋熊身上报告了澳大利亚麻痹蜱（Ixodes holocyclus）的确认。监测表明，隐球菌属可能是长鼻袋熊正常鼻腔菌群的一部分。从其他健康动物的直肠拭子中鉴定出都柏林沙门氏菌血清型和沙门氏菌亚种。这些数据为这个新建立的种群和来源种群提供了基线健康和疾病参数，并将为未来的转移和保护管理活动提供信息。这些数据扩展了长鼻袋熊的生物学和微生物学方面的现有知识，无论是在当地还是在全国范围内。
