Mortality in little penguins (Eudyptula minor) along the coast of Victoria, Australia
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Forty-eight little penguins (Eudyptula minor) consisting of 21 (43.7%) mature, 18 (37.5%) juvenile and nine (18.7%) of undetermined age, from 10 Victorian coastal localities were examined during 1977-78. Thirty-seven (77%) of all penguins were in poor body condition with moderate to heavy burdens of internal and external parasites. Acute parasitic gastric ulceration with accompanying hemorrhage, was implicated in the death of four birds. Chronic gastric ulcers were thought to have caused appetite depression and starvation in 28 birds. Other significant lesions encountered included renal coccidiosis, parasitic cholangiohepatitis and pulmonary aspergillosis. It is suggested that the increased mortality experienced during 1977-78 was due to starvation or to exacerbation of the effects of existing parasite burdens on starving and exhausted birds.
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A. fumigatus is the most pathogenic Aspergillus species causing severe respiratory symptoms in wild birds and poultry.
“In particular, A. fumigatus is the most pathogenic species that causes severe respiratory symptoms in wild birds and poultry [21,22].”
From Nationwide Survey about the Occurrence of Aspergillosis in Captive Penguins in Zoos and Aquariums in Japan (2023) · cites this paper as [22]
The penguin findings (section labelled “Contracaecum spiculigerum”; page unavailable) report pulmonary aspergillosis in two wild birds, and Histopathology describes lesions in their lungs and air sacs. The paper does not identify A. fumigatus, compare the pathogenicity of Aspergillus species, report severe respiratory symptoms, or address poultry. (LLM, conf=0.84)
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- REILLY, P.N, and P. BALMFORD. 1971. Penguin Study Group-Second Report. Australian Bird Bander. 9: 8-10.
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- Authors
- OBENDORF, D. L., & McCOLL, K.
- Affiliations
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Agriculture Victoria (AU)
- Venue
- Journal of Wildlife Diseases
- Publisher
- Wildlife Disease Association
- Published
- 1980-04
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 251-260
- ISSN
- 0090-3558 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1969837647
- Cited by
- 67
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- 0
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- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Wildlife Diseases (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- McMaster University
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Bird parasitology and diseases
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Avian ecology and behavior
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Marine animal studies overview
- Keywords
- little penguin, Eudyptula minor, mortality, starvation, gastric ulcer, parasitic infection, pulmonary aspergillosis, body condition, Victorian coast
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Australia, Bird Diseases, Birds, Kidney, Liver, Nematode Infections, Stomach, Stomach Ulcer
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