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Topic:Surra (Trypanosoma evansi)
Name:R Woods	Date:21/11/2005 9:46:49 AM
Email:rwoods@zoo.nsw.gov.au	Phone:

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T Grillo		01/03/2010	Muzaria, M.O. et al., (2010) Alighting and feeding behaviour of tabanid flies on horses, kangaroos and pigs. Veterinary Parasitology [Article in Press, Accepted Manuscript - Note to users] doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.01.028. Abstract: “Successful mechanical transmission of surra between animals by tabanid flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) depends to a large extent on the blood-feeding behaviour of the tabanid species prevalent in the area. We studied tabanid-host interactions in Australia to better predict risk of surra transmission and design intervention strategies. At least six tabanid species were observed alighting on horses, pigs and kangaroos, but the most abundant were Tabanus pallipennis Macquart, Pseudotabanus silvester Bergroth and T. townsvilli Ricardo. The behaviour of tabanids in terms of landing location on the host body, duration of feeding and the proportion completing the blood-meal varied with fly species and host species. The findings predict that some species of tabanid suc
L Haynes		05/06/2008	Research To Protect Kangaroos. See http://www.geneticarchaeology.com/Research/Research_To_Protect_Kangaroos.asp
R Woods		17/01/2006	Celia Smuts is currently working on a PhD project looking at development of tools to improve surveillance for surra (Murdoch University). This project is funded by the AB-CRC, and is one of many with Australian wildlife implications (See: http://www1.abcrc.org.au/pages/Education.aspx?MenuID=30#top).
R Woods		21/11/2005	Surra is an exotic disease to Australia. It is a trypanosomal disease that is often chronic and leads to wasting of affected production animals. It can affect macropods, in which it causes acute death. Surra was diagnosed in a consignment of imported camels at Port Hedland, Western Australia, in 1907. These were destroyed and there has been no further evidence of the disease in camels, or any other species, in Australia. This disease is nationally notifiable in Australia. The Australian NAQS program (see links this site), targets Surra as part of its targeted surveillance activities in Northern Australia. If you are working with Surra, or plan any research studies, could you please let us/ the rest of Australia's wildlife community know? We can inform NAQS, or put you in touch with those doing this work in the North. Thank you (E: rwoods@zoo.nsw.gov.au.)
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