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Distribution and prevalence of knemidokoptic mange in Hawaii Amakihi on the Island of Hawaii

Author:
Gaudioso, Jacqueline M., LaPointe, Dennis, Atkinson, Carter T., Apelgren, Chloe
Title:
Distribution and prevalence of knemidokoptic mange in Hawaii Amakihi on the Island of Hawaii
Periodical:
Technical report HCSU-055
Year:
2014
Pages:
29
Subject:
Hawaii Amakihi Hemignathus virens Birds diseases
Summary:
Knemidokoptic mange was first observed on two Hawai‘i ‘Amakihi (Hemignathus virens) mist netted in Manuka Natural Area Reserve (NAR) on the Island of Hawai‘i in June 2007. From 2012-2014, we conducted an island-wide survey of wild passerine birds from several leeward sites (Manuka NAR, Kahuku Unit of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park (HAVO), Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a Forest Bird Sanctuary, and Kipahoehoe NAR) and windward sites (Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, ‘Ᾱinahou Ranch of HAVO, Malama Ki Forest Reserve, and Keauohana Forest Reserve) to determine the current distribution and host range of knemidokoptic mange. We treated 24 Hawai‘i ‘Amakihi with moxidectin and upon recapture (n = 2), found a reduction in both the size and stage of mange lesions, such that a single dose, topical treatment of moxidectin appears to be an effective treatment for knemidokoptic mange in wild populations.
URL:
http://hdl.handle.net/10790/2609
Date:
November 2014
Collection:
Monographs