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      Haematology and Plasma Biochemistry of Wild Black Flying-Foxes, ( Pteropus alecto) in Queensland, Australia

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          This paper establishes reference ranges for hematologic and plasma biochemistry values in wild Black flying-foxes ( Pteropus alecto) captured in South East Queensland, Australia. Values were found to be consistent with those of other Pteropus species. Four hundred and forty-seven animals were sampled over 12 months and significant differences were found between age, sex, reproductive and body condition cohorts in the sample population. Mean values for each cohort fell within the determined normal adult reference range, with the exception of elevated levels of alkaline phosphatase in juvenile animals. Hematologic and biochemistry parameters of injured animals showed little or no deviation from the normal reference values for minor injuries, while two animals with more severe injury or abscessation showed leucocytosis, anaemia, thrombocytosis, hyperglobulinemia and hypoalbuminemia.

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          Isolation of Hendra virus from pteropid bats: a natural reservoir of Hendra virus.

          K. Halpin, P Young, H E Field … (2000)
          Since it was first described in Australia in 1994, Hendra virus (HeV) has caused two outbreaks of fatal disease in horses and humans, and an isolated fatal horse case. Our preliminary studies revealed a high prevalence of neutralizing antibodies to HeV in bats of the genus PTEROPUS:, but it was unclear whether this was due to infection with HeV or a related virus. We developed the hypothesis that HeV excretion from bats might be related to the birthing process and we targeted the reproductive tract for virus isolation. Three virus isolates were obtained from the uterine fluid and a pool of foetal lung and liver from one grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus), and from the foetal lung of one black flying-fox (P. alecto). Antigenically, these isolates appeared to be closely related to HeV, returning positive results on immunofluorescent antibody staining and constant-serum varying-virus neutralization tests. Using an HeV-specific oligonucleotide primer pair, genomic sequences of the isolates were amplified. Sequencing of 200 nucleotides in the matrix gene identified that these three isolates were identical to HeV. Isolations were confirmed after RNA extracted from original material was positive for HeV RNA when screened on an HeV Taqman assay. The isolation of HeV from pteropid bats corroborates our earlier serological and epidemiological evidence that they are a natural reservoir host of the virus.
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            A morbillivirus that caused fatal disease in horses and humans.

            K. Murray, P Selleck, P Hooper … (1995)
            A morbillivirus has been isolated and added to an increasing list of emerging viral diseases. This virus caused an outbreak of fatal respiratory disease in horses and humans. Genetic analyses show it to be only distantly related to the classic morbilliviruses rinderpest, measles, and canine distemper. When seen by electron microscopy, viruses had 10- and 18-nanometer surface projections that gave them a "double-fringed" appearance. The virus induced syncytia that developed in the endothelium of blood vessels, particularly the lungs.
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              Large serological survey showing cocirculation of Ebola and Marburg viruses in Gabonese bat populations, and a high seroprevalence of both viruses in Rousettus aegyptiacus

              Xavier Pourrut, Marc Souris, Jonathan S. Towner … (2009)
              Background Ebola and Marburg viruses cause highly lethal hemorrhagic fevers in humans. Recently, bats of multiple species have been identified as possible natural hosts of Zaire ebolavirus (ZEBOV) in Gabon and Republic of Congo, and also of marburgvirus (MARV) in Gabon and Democratic Republic of Congo. Methods We tested 2147 bats belonging to at least nine species sampled between 2003 and 2008 in three regions of Gabon and in the Ebola epidemic region of north Congo for IgG antibodies specific for ZEBOV and MARV. Results Overall, IgG antibodies to ZEBOV and MARV were found in 4% and 1% of bats, respectively. ZEBOV-specific antibodies were found in six bat species (Epomops franqueti, Hypsignathus monstrosus, Myonycteris torquata, Micropteropus pusillus, Mops condylurus and Rousettus aegyptiacus), while MARV-specific antibodies were only found in Rousettus aegyptiacus and Hypsignathus monstrosus. The prevalence of MARV-specific IgG was significantly higher in R. aegyptiacus members captured inside caves than elsewhere. No significant difference in prevalence was found according to age or gender. A higher prevalence of ZEBOV-specific IgG was found in pregnant females than in non pregnant females. Conclusion These findings confirm that ZEBOV and MARV co-circulate in Gabon, the only country where bats infected by each virus have been found. IgG antibodies to both viruses were detected only in Rousettus aegyptiacus, suggesting that this bat species may be involved in the natural cycle of both Marburg and Ebola viruses. The presence of MARV in Gabon indicates a potential risk for a first human outbreak. Disease surveillance should be enhanced in areas near caves.
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                Wanda Markotter: Role: Academic Editor
                Journal
                Journal ID (nlm-ta): PLoS One
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): PLoS ONE
                Journal ID (publisher-id): plos
                Journal ID (pmc): plosone
                Title: PLoS ONE
                Publisher: Public Library of Science (San Francisco, CA USA )
                ISSN (Electronic): 1932-6203
                Publication date (Electronic): 4 May 2015
                Publication date Collection: 2015
                Volume: 10
                Issue: 5
                Electronic Location Identifier: e0125741
                Affiliations
                [1 ]School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Qld 4343, Australia
                [2 ]Biosecurity Queensland, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Brisbane, Qld 4108, Australia
                [3 ]Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry, Brisbane, Qld 4103, Australia
                [4 ]EcoHealth Alliance, New York, NY 10001, United States of America
                University of Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA
                Author notes

                Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

                Conceived and designed the experiments: LM DE HF. Performed the experiments: LM DE AM HF. Analyzed the data: LM DE AM DM SK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LM DE. Wrote the paper: LM DE AM SK JM HF.

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                Publisher ID: PONE-D-14-57141
                DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125741
                PMC ID: 4418720
                PubMed ID: 25938493
                SO-VID: beab05b1-8f98-4540-a2cf-c35de3fea3e5
                Copyright statement: Copyright @ 2015
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                This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited

                History
                Date received : 30 December 2014
                Date accepted : 25 March 2015
                Page count
                Figures: 0, Tables: 5, Pages: 13
                Funding
                LM received PhD scholarship funding from the now closed Australian Biosecurity Co-operative Research Council and the field work was carried out in collaboration with Queensland government funding through the National Hendra virus research program.
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