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