HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF THE CHRISTMAS ISLAND FLYING FOX (PTEROPUS MELANOTUS NATALIS)

Jane Hall; Karrie Rose; Craig Smith; Carol De Jong; David Phalen; Jill Austen; Hume Field

doi:10.7589/2013-09-245

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Jane Hall,^1,* Karrie Rose,^1,2 Craig Smith,³ Carol De Jong,³ David Phalen,⁴ Jill Austen,⁵ Hume Field⁶

¹1 Australian Registry of Wildlife Health, Taronga Conservation Society Australia, PO Box 20, Mosman
²6 School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences, James Cook University, Tow
³2 Biosecurity Queensland, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry, Health and Food Science P
⁴3 University of Sydney, Wildlife Health and Conservation Centre and Avian, Reptile and Exotic Animal
⁵4 Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch Western Australia 6150, Australia
⁶5 EcoHealth Alliance, 460 West 34th Street, New York, New York 10001, USA

^*Corresponding author (email: jhall@zoo.nsw.gov.au)

Abstract

During July–August 2010, 28 Christmas Island flying foxes (Pteropus melanotus natalis) were captured and anesthetized for examination, sample collection, and release to determine the potential role of disease in recent population declines. Measurements and samples were taken for morphologic, hematologic, biochemical, and parasitologic analysis. These are the first blood reference ranges reported for this species. These data are being used to inform investigations into conservation status and population management strategies for the Christmas Island flying fox.

Wildlife Disease Association 2014

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Jane Hall, Karrie Rose, Craig Smith, Carol De Jong, David Phalen, Jill Austen, and Hume Field "HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF THE CHRISTMAS ISLAND FLYING FOX (PTEROPUS MELANOTUS NATALIS)," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 50(3), 447-458, (1 July 2014). https://doi.org/10.7589/2013-09-245

Received: 17 September 2013; Accepted: 1 February 2014; Published: 1 July 2014

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