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    Wildlife Health Surveillance Victoria investigates reports of sick and dead wildlife to understand baseline health, detect changes, and identify risk factors. This is important for biodiversity conservation, biosecurity, and One Health as the health of people, domestic animals, wildlife, and ecosystems are interconnected. Recent reports included skin nodules on a superb blue wren possibly caused by pox virus and car trauma in southern brown bandicoots, with background health investigations also being conducted. Summer health risks mentioned were botulism in waterbirds and blind kangaroos. People are asked to report any unusual sick or dead wildlife.

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    Wildlife Health Surveillance Victoria - Important updates.

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    Wildlife Health Surveillance Victoria investigates reports of sick and dead wildlife to understand baseline health, detect changes, and identify risk factors. This is important for biodiversity conservation, biosecurity, and One Health as the health of people, domestic animals, wildlife, and ecosystems are interconnected. Recent reports included skin nodules on a superb blue wren possibly caused by pox virus and car trauma in southern brown bandicoots, with background health investigations also being conducted. Summer health risks mentioned were botulism in waterbirds and blind kangaroos. People are asked to report any unusual sick or dead wildlife.

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    Wildlife Newsletter 06

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    FVAS
    Wildlife Health Surveillance Victoria investigates reports of sick and dead wildlife to understand baseline health, detect changes, and identify risk factors. This is important for biodiversity conservation, biosecurity, and One Health as the health of people, domestic animals, wildlife, and ecosystems are interconnected. Recent reports included skin nodules on a superb blue wren possibly caused by pox virus and car trauma in southern brown bandicoots, with background health investigations also being conducted. Summer health risks mentioned were botulism in waterbirds and blind kangaroos. People are asked to report any unusual sick or dead wildlife.

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    Wildlife Health

    Surveillance
    Victoria
    December 2011

    We investigate reports of sick & dead wildlife from free ranging populations in Victoria to understand baseline health,
    detect changes & identify risk factors. This is important because wildlife health can affect biodiversity conservation,
    biosecurity, & the health of people, domestic and wild animals, and ecosystems are interconnected (One Health.)

    Following deaths of hobby & feral pigeons ( Columba livia ) in Victoria from avian
    paramyxovirus 1: Be alert to any signs of disease that are unusual or clusters
    of deaths in wild birds. Report to the DPI 136 186 during business hours or
    1800 675 888 afterhours or weekends (see photo of sick pigeon)

    Recent reports & investigations include:


    Superb blue wren: skin nodules, possible
    pox virus (photo)
    Southern brown bandicoots: car trauma,
    background health investigations (photo)
    Summer health risks include: Botulism in
    water birds, blind kangaroos
    If you see sick or dead wildlife from free
    ranging populations, please contact us.

    Please contact Pam Whiteley 0400 119 301 pamw@unimelb.edu.au


    or Professor Beveridge, Dr Bacci or Dr Chamings 97312000
    Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Melbourne, Werribee, 3030

    Wildlife Health Surveillance Victoria (please Google our website)

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