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    Wildlife Health Surveillance Victoria investigates reports of sick and dead wildlife to understand baseline wildlife health and detect changes. This is important for biodiversity conservation, ecosystem health, and interactions with domestic animal and human health. They are currently investigating reports of grey kangaroos with severe incoordination, and dead waterbirds found at wetlands in recent months. Ongoing investigations include diseases affecting parrots and cockatoos, and testing frogs for the chytrid fungus.

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    Wildlife Health Surveillance Victoria investigates reports of sick and dead wildlife to understand baseline wildlife health and detect changes. This is important for biodiversity conservation, ecosystem health, and interactions with domestic animal and human health. They are currently investigating reports of grey kangaroos with severe incoordination, and dead waterbirds found at wetlands in recent months. Ongoing investigations include diseases affecting parrots and cockatoos, and testing frogs for the chytrid fungus.

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    Wildlife Health Surveillance Victoria investigates reports of sick and dead wildlife to understand baseline wildlife health and detect changes. This is important for biodiversity conservation, ecosystem health, and interactions with domestic animal and human health. They are currently investigating reports of grey kangaroos with severe incoordination, and dead waterbirds found at wetlands in recent months. Ongoing investigations include diseases affecting parrots and cockatoos, and testing frogs for the chytrid fungus.

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    Wildlife Health

    Surveillance
    Victoria June 2013
    We investigate reports of sick & dead wildlife from free ranging populations in Victoria to understand
    baseline wildlife health & detect changes. This is important because wildlife health can affect biodiversity
    conservation & ecosystem health, & can interact with biosecurity & the health of domestic animals & people.

    Please contact us to report sick and dead


    wildlife from free ranging populations of
    mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians in
    Victoria.
    Pam Whiteley 0400 119 301 pamw@unimelb.edu.au
    ALERTS:
    Grey Kangaroos with severe incoordination have
    recently been reported from several areas of Victoria.
    Please move closer to a mob of kangaroos to check each
    animal moves away normally and report unusual behavior
    to us.
    Dead Black Swans, Eurasian Coots, Chestnut Teal and
    other waterfowl have been investigated from wetlands in
    March, May and June. Please check local wetlands for
    mortalities and contact us if you find dead waterbirds or
    have seen any during recent months.
    ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS:
    Parrots, cockatoos and lorikeets can have beak &
    feather disease caused by circovirus and also
    Chlamydiosis (health risk to people). Please collect dead
    parrots, galahs and cockatoos into plastic without touching,
    double bag, chill with ice, and wash your hands.
    Frog found dead can be collected and tested for Chytrid
    fungus infections, a key threatening process.

    Samples can be transported overnight to


    Werribee for investigation.
    Please contact Pam Whiteley 0400 119 301 pamw@unimelb.edu.au (97312000)
    Wildlife Health Surveillance Victoria (Google website)
    Faculty of Veterinary Science,The University of Melbourne, 250 Princes Hwy,
    Werribee, 3030.
    Donations into this project are tax deductible. Please contact Pam.
    We gratefully acknowledge support from the Youngman Trust (2013-14), the Vizard
    Foundation (2011/12) , and the Hermon Slade Foundation (2008-11)

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