The blood of the Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)

Bolliger, Adolph; Backhouse, T. C.

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“…Both B. bronchiseptica (McKenzie et a1 1979) and C. neoformans (Backhouse and Bolliger 1960) have been isolated previously from pneumonias in koalas. C. neoformans has been isolated also from other organs including the central nervous system (Bolliger and Finckh 1962). The role of both these organisms in producing disease in koalas is unclear but it has been speculated that they act as opportunists rather than as primary pathogens (Canfield et a1 1986).…”

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A mortality survey of free range koalas from the north coast of New South Wales

Canfield

1987

Aust Veterinary J

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In the period 1980 to 1986, 127 free range koalas from the north coast of New South Wales were presented for necropsy. Thirty-three koalas had urogenital disease alone, 8 had respiratory disease alone, 2 had digestive tract disease alone, 12 had multiorgan disease, 48 had traumatic injuries, 6 had neoplasia, 3 had miscellaneous conditions, while 15 had no significant lesions. Common naturally occurring disease entities included cystitis, conjunctivitis, paraovarian cysts, metritis and pneumonia. Lymphosarcoma was the common neoplasm.

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A mortality survey of free range koalas from the north coast of New South Wales

Canfield

1987

Aust Veterinary J

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“…The high prevalence of cryptococcosis in koalas [81], goats [23] and horses [19,22] in the Perth region is likely referable to the high environmental presence there of the VGII genotype, which may be inherently more virulent either due to (i) inherent pathogenicity, or (ii) elaboration in large quantities from primary environmental niches. Cryptococcosis caused by VGII appears to be important in captive koalas in the region, associated with high environmental presence of this genotype (N. Saul, R. Malik and M. Krockenberger, unpublished results).…”

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Cryptococcosis in domestic animals in Western Australia: a retrospective study from 1995–2006

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A retrospective study of cryptococcosis in domestic animals residing in Western Australia was conducted over an 11-year-period (from 1995 to 2006) by searching the data base of Murdoch University Veterinary Teaching hospital and the largest private clinical pathology laboratory in Perth. Cryptococcosis was identified in 155 animals: 72 cats, 57 dogs, 20 horses, three alpacas, two ferrets and a sheep. There was no seasonal trend apparent from the dates of diagnosis. Taking into account the commonness of accessions to Murdoch University, cats were five to six times more likely to develop this disease than dogs, and three times more likely than horses, while horses were almost twice as likely as dogs to become infected. Amongst the feline cohort, Ragdoll and Birman breeds were over-represented, while in dogs several pedigree breeds were similarly overrepresented. Dogs and horses tended to develop disease at an early age (one to five years), while cats were presented over a much wider range of ages. In cats and dogs the upper respiratory tract was the most common primary site of infection, while horses and alpacas tended to have lower respiratory involvement. The most striking finding of the study was the high frequency with which C. gattii was identified, with infections attributable to this species comprising 5/9 cats, 11/22 dogs, 9/9 horses and 1/1 alpaca, where appropriate testing was conducted. Preliminary molecular genotyping suggested that most of the C. gattii infections in domestic animals (9/9 cases) were of the VGII genotype. This contrasts the situation on the eastern seaboard of Australia, where disease attributable to C. gattii is less common and mainly due to the VGI genotype. C. gattii therefore appears to be an important cause of cryptococcosis in Western Australia.

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“…Most information available on the composition of bush foods relates to vegetable foods (7)(8)(9)(10). The nutrient composition of animal foods has been less extensively covered (11), and there are few comprehensive data on the lipid composition (12)(13)(14).…”

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Animal foods in traditional Australian aboriginal diets: Polyunsaturated and low in fat

Naughton

O’Dea

Sinclair³

1986

Lipids

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Australian Aborigines develop high frequencies of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases when they make the transition to an urban lifestyle. The composition of the traditional diet, particularly its lipid components, is a most important aspect of the hunter-gatherer lifestyle that would bear on the risk of these diseases. We have examined the fat content and fatty acid composition of a variety of animal foods eaten traditionally by Aborigines from different regions of Australia. The muscle samples of the wild animals from all over Australia were uniformly low in fat (less than 2.6% wet weight) with a high proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids (greater than or equal to 20% PUFA). Liver samples had a higher range of fat content (5-10% wet weight) but were also rich in PUFA (33-42%). Depot fat samples varied widely in their PUFA content (5-40%). In terms of their PUFA composition the foods tended to fall into three groups: (i) those rich in both n-3 and n-6 PUFA, which included land-based, coastal and freshwater animals; (ii) those rich in n-3 PUFA, i.e., marine species; (iii) those rich in n-6 PUFA, mainly land-based species. The results of these analyses suggest that even when the traditional Aboriginal diet contained a high proportion of animal foods it would have been low in fat with a high proportion of PUFA and thereby could have protected Aborigines against cardiovascular diseases and related conditions through a combination of factors: low energy density, low saturated fat and relatively high PUFA content.

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The blood of the Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)

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A mortality survey of free range koalas from the north coast of New South Wales

A mortality survey of free range koalas from the north coast of New South Wales

Cryptococcosis in domestic animals in Western Australia: a retrospective study from 1995–2006

Animal foods in traditional Australian aboriginal diets: Polyunsaturated and low in fat

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