Australian Wildlife Health Network

Forum : Diseases and disease agents

Name	Date Of Event	Posted	Details
R Woods		22/01/2009	Botulism Perth, WA and Cooks River, NSW See http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/ 0,27574,24917540-2761,00.html and http://stgeorge.yourguide.com.au/news/ local/news/general/pelicans-poisoned/1411686.aspx< /a> For detailed information on wild bird mortality events in Australia see eWHIS: https://www.wildlifehealth.org.au/ewhis/. Mod. R Woods.
Kevin de Witte		23/01/2007	See AHSQ Q3/06 for botulism review. http://www.animalhealthaustralia.com.au /aahc/index.cfm?F2218533-F1B2-CE9C-5829-A8D79BE552 8D Any novel testing conducted in Australia would be of interest to livestock vets.
R Woods		26/09/2006	August 2006 A fact sheet on botulism in waterbirds is available at: http://www.naturebase.net/plants_animals/living_with_wildlife/index.html. It also contains information on triggers for waterbird disease investigation.
R Woods		05/12/2005	Geoff Hogg (Microbiology & Immunology Department, The University of Melbourne) would like to know who currently has tests up and running for "Bird" botulism in Australia (which tests are used and methodology). (He is interested in Type C, but if anyone is running Type E he probably needs to know this as well. Mod. R Woods). Please reply direct to Geoff (E: g.hogg@mdu.unimelb.edu.au) and cc rwoods@zoo.nsw.gov.au.
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