Avian pox in seabirds on Marion Island, southern Indian Ocean

dc.contributor.authorSchoombie, Stefan
dc.contributor.authorSchoombie, J.
dc.contributor.authorOosthuizen, A.
dc.contributor.authorSuleman, E.
dc.contributor.authorJones, M.G.W.
dc.contributor.authorPretorius, L.
dc.contributor.authorDilley, B.J.
dc.contributor.authorRyan, Peter G.
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-09T06:04:33Z
dc.date.issued2018-02
dc.description.abstractAlbatrosses are among the most threatened groups of seabirds with the main land-based threats being alien invasive species, human disturbance and habitat degradation. Disease outbreaks in Antarctic and sub-Antarctic seabird populations are uncommon, but in the past few decades there has been an increase in reported cases. The sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Islands (46°S, 37°E) in the south-western Indian Ocean provide breeding grounds for many seabird species, including 44% of all wandering albatrosses (Diomedea exulans L.). In 2015, five wandering albatrosses and two penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome Forster and Aptenodytes patagonicus Miller) with pox-like lesions were observed on Marion Island, the larger of the two Prince Edward Islands. Despite intensive study of the wandering albatross population since the 1980s, the only previous records of such lesions are one case in 2006 and another in 2009 in white-chinned petrels (Procellaria aequinoctialis L.). Molecular and phylogenetic analysis of tissue samples from two albatross chicks confirmed the presence of avian pox virus (Avipoxvirus). This highlights the need for research into the diseases present on sub-Antarctic islands, for strict controls to limit the risk of accidental introduction of diseases through human activities and the need for effective conservation measures in the event of an outbreak.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentMammal Research Instituteen_ZA
dc.description.departmentZoology and Entomologyen_ZA
dc.description.embargo2018-08-30
dc.description.librarianhj2018en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThe South African Department of Environmental Affairs, through the South African National Antarctic Programme (SANAP), the National Research Foundation and the University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=ANSen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSchoombie, S., Schoombie, J., Oosthuizen, A. 2018, 'Avian pox in seabirds on Marion Island, southern Indian Ocean', Antarctic Science, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 3-12.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0954-1020 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1365-2079 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1017/S0954102017000347
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/63907
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen_ZA
dc.rights© Antarctic Science Ltd 2017en_ZA
dc.subjectAvipoxvirus diseaseen_ZA
dc.subjectProcellariiformesen_ZA
dc.subjectSphenisciformesen_ZA
dc.subjectSub-Antarcticen_ZA
dc.subjectSpheniscidaeen_ZA
dc.subjectProcellariidaeen_ZA
dc.subjectProcellaria aequinoctialisen_ZA
dc.subjectEudyptes chrysocomeen_ZA
dc.subjectDiomedeidaeen_ZA
dc.subjectDiomedea exulansen_ZA
dc.subjectAvesen_ZA
dc.subjectAptenodytes patagonicusen_ZA
dc.subjectPrince Edward Islandsen_ZA
dc.subjectMarion Islanden_ZA
dc.subjectIndian Oceanen_ZA
dc.subjectVirusen_ZA
dc.subjectViral diseaseen_ZA
dc.subjectSeabirden_ZA
dc.subjectPopulation outbreaken_ZA
dc.subjectPhylogeneticsen_ZA
dc.subjectInvasive speciesen_ZA
dc.subjectHuman activityen_ZA
dc.subjectDisturbanceen_ZA
dc.subjectAnthropogenic effecten_ZA
dc.titleAvian pox in seabirds on Marion Island, southern Indian Oceanen_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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