Australian Wildlife Health Network

Forum : Diseases and disease agents

Name	Date Of Event	Posted	Details
R Woods		02/03/2009	Request for tissues: characterisation of avian pox viruses in Australia - The Australian Registry of Wildlife Health is collaborating with Drs. Gerry Dorrestein, Diagnostisch Pathologie Laboratorium, The Netherlands and Miklós Gyuranecz, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University, Budapest to characterise avian pox viruses in Australia. We are seeking frozen, or formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue samples containing suspected avian pox lesions - from native or feral species. If you think that you may have some suitable case material and are interested in collaborating please contact Karrie Rose or Jane Hall, Australian Registry of Wildlife Health, Taronga Conservation Society Australia T 02 9978 4749 E jhall@zoo.nsw.gov.au or krose@zoo.nsw.gov.au
Janelle Ward		09/10/2007	2 articles just added to Bibliography - Avian host spectrum of avipoxviruses by Annette L. Bolte et al (Avian Pathology) and a review of Genus Avipoxvirus by David Boyle of CSIRO Livestock Industries. See Bibliography for further details.
Cathy Shilton		05/08/2005	Does anyone have any experience using autogenous vaccines to prevent poxvirus-induced papillomas in any species of Australian marsupial? If so, please contact me (cathy.shilton@nt.gov.au).
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