| lyssaviral infection and lead poisoning in black flying foxes from queensland. | pteropid lyssaviral infection, lead poisoning, and the difficulties in diagnosing pteropid lyssaviral infection using histopathological examination of tissues are described in wild black flying foxes (pteropus alecto) from northern queensland (australia). an adult female p. alecto showed aggression before death in january 1995. lead poisoning was diagnosed due to the presence of intranuclear lead inclusion bodies in renal proximal convoluted tubular epithelium and high concentrations of lead in ... | 1998 | 9577784 |
| tooth wear, body mass index and management options for edentulous black flying-foxes (pteropus alecto gould) in the townsville district, north queensland, australia. | we investigated the relationship between a body mass index and tooth wear in the black flying-fox (pteropus alecto gould) to provide guidance on management of edentulous individuals by wildlife carers and veterinarians. | 2015 | 25708792 |
| australian bat lyssavirus infection in three fruit bats from north queensland. | we report the case findings of australian bat lyssavirus infection in two black flying foxes (pteropus alecto) and one little red flying fox (pteropus scapulatus) from north queensland between january 1995 and august 1996. although the p. alecto case in january 1995 is the first recognised case of australian bat lyssavirus infection in australia, this was a retrospective diagnosis made after identification of the index case at ballina in may 1996. eight persons had exposure to the three bats. se ... | 1997 | 9145563 |
| emerging tropical diseases in australia. part 3. australian bat lyssavirus. | since its discovery in a juvenile black flying fox (pteropus alecto) in 1996, australian bat lyssavirus (ablv) has become the cause of a potentially important emerging disease for health authorities in australia, with two human deaths (one in 1996 and one in 1998) attributed to the virus in the north-eastern state of queensland. in australia, the virus has been isolated from all four species of flying fox found on the mainland (i.e. p. alecto, p. scapulatus, p. poliocephalus and p. conspicillatu ... | 2010 | 21144181 |
| haematology and plasma biochemistry of wild black flying-foxes, (pteropus alecto) in queensland, australia. | this paper establishes reference ranges for hematologic and plasma biochemistry values in wild black flying-foxes (pteropus alecto) captured in south east queensland, australia. values were found to be consistent with those of other pteropus species. four hundred and forty-seven animals were sampled over 12 months and significant differences were found between age, sex, reproductive and body condition cohorts in the sample population. mean values for each cohort fell within the determined normal ... | 2015 | 25938493 |
| physiological stress and hendra virus in flying-foxes (pteropus spp.), australia. | pteropid bats (flying-foxes) are the natural reservoir of hendra virus, an emergent paramyxovirus responsible for fatal infection in horses and humans in australia. pteropus alecto (the black flying-fox) and the paraphyletic p. conspicillatus (the spectacled flying-fox) appear to be the primary reservoir hosts. previous studies have suggested that physiological and ecological factors may underpin infection dynamics in flying-foxes, and subsequent spillover to horses and in turn humans. we sought ... | 2017 | 28767708 |
| no evidence of hendra virus infection in the australian flying-fox ectoparasite genus cyclopodia. | hendra virus (hev) causes potentially fatal respiratory and/or neurological disease in both horses and humans. although australian flying-foxes of the genus pteropus have been identified as reservoir hosts, the precise mechanism of hev transmission has yet to be elucidated. to date, there has been limited investigation into the role of haematophagous insects as vectors of hev. this mode of transmission is particularly relevant because australian flying-foxes host the bat-specific blood-feeding e ... | 2017 | 27770493 |
| collection, seminal characteristics and chilled storage of spermatozoa from three species of free-range flying fox (pteropus spp.). | this study reports observations on the collection and characteristics of semen from free-range populations of flying fox in brisbane, australia. semen was successfully recovered by electroejaculation from 107 of 115 wild flying foxes (pteropus alecto, pteropus poliocephalus and pteropus scapulatus). a proportion of ejaculates collected from all three species contained seminal vesicle secretions, the incidence of which appeared related to breeding season. ejaculate volume was small (5--160 microl ... | 2005 | 15913752 |
| routes of hendra virus excretion in naturally-infected flying-foxes: implications for viral transmission and spillover risk. | pteropid bats or flying-foxes (chiroptera: pteropodidae) are the natural host of hendra virus (hev) which sporadically causes fatal disease in horses and humans in eastern australia. while there is strong evidence that urine is an important infectious medium that likely drives bat to bat transmission and bat to horse transmission, there is uncertainty about the relative importance of alternative routes of excretion such as nasal and oral secretions, and faeces. identifying the potential routes o ... | 2015 | 26469523 |
| temporal variation in physiological biomarkers in black flying-foxes (pteropus alecto), australia. | bats of the genus pteropus (pteropodidae) are recognised as the natural host of multiple emerging pathogenic viruses of animal and human health significance, including henipaviruses, lyssaviruses and ebolaviruses. some studies have suggested that physiological and ecological factors may be associated with hendra virus infection in flying-foxes in australia; however, it is essential to understand the normal range and seasonal variability of physiological biomarkers before seeking physiological as ... | 2016 | 27026357 |