Open AccessPrevalence and clinical significance of koala retrovirus in two South Australian koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) populations
Author(s) -
Jessica Fabijan,
Diane Miller,
Olusola Olagoke,
Lucy Woolford,
Wayne Boardman,
Peter Timms,
Adam Polkinghorne,
G. C. Simmons,
Farhid Hemmatzadeh,
Darren J. Trott,
Natasha Speight
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of medical microbiology/journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1473-5644
pISSN - 0022-2615
DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.001009
Subject(s) - phascolarctos cinereus , biology , subclinical infection , odds ratio , population , virology , medicine , environmental health
Koala retrovirus (KoRV-A) is 100 % prevalent in northern Australian (Queensland and New South Wales) koala populations, where KoRV-B has been associated with Chlamydia pecorum disease and the development of lymphosarcoma. In southern populations (Victoria and South Australia), KoRV-A is less prevalent and KoRV-B has not been detected in Victoria, while the current prevalence in South Australian populations is unknown but is thought to be low. This study aimed to determine (i) the prevalence of KoRV in the two largest South Australian koala populations [Kangaroo Island (KI) and Mount Lofty Ranges (MLR)], (ii) KoRV subtype and (iii) if an association between KoRV and C. pecorum exists.