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Alphaherpesvirus‐associated disease in greater bilbies (Macrotis lagotis)

Overview of attention for article published in Australian Veterinary Journal, May 2016
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Title
Alphaherpesvirus‐associated disease in greater bilbies (Macrotis lagotis)
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Australian Veterinary Journal, May 2016
DOI 10.1111/avj.12447
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AS Besier, TJ Mahony, M Crockford, JL Gravel, TF Chapman, MA O'Dea

Abstract

A captive breeding colony of 9 greater bilbies (Macrotis lagotis) exhibited mild upper respiratory signs and sudden deaths with 100% mortality over a 2-week period. Histologically, acute necrotising and erosive epithelial lesions throughout the upper respiratory system and bronchi were associated with eosinophilic intranuclear inclusion bodies. Inclusions were also present in hepatocytes and adrenocortical cells, but were not always associated with necrosis. Transmission electron microscopy of lung sections revealed nucleocapsids forming arrays within some nuclei. A pan-herpesvirus PCR yielded a 440-bp product, with sequencing confirming homology with the alphaherpesviruses. Viral culture in a marsupial cell line resulted in cytopathic effect consistent with an alphaherpesvirus. This is the first report of a herpesvirus-associated disease in greater bilbies.

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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 12 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.

Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 8%
Australia 1 8%
Unknown 10 83%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 33%
Other 2 17%
Professor > Associate Professor 1 8%
Student > Master 1 8%
Unknown 4 33%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Environmental Science 2 17%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 17%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 1 8%
Immunology and Microbiology 1 8%
Social Sciences 1 8%
Other 1 8%
Unknown 4 33%
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#22,012,573
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#272,690
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Outputs of similar age from Australian Veterinary Journal
#8
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