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DrJohannaRhodes

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Honorary Research Fellow
 
 
 
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@article{Winter:2022:10.1016/j.isci.2022.105470,
author = {Winter, DJ and Weir, BS and Glare, T and Rhodes, J and Perrott, J and Fisher, MC and Stajich, JE and Kkp, Aspergillosis Research Consortium and Digby, A and Dearden, PK and Cox, MP},
doi = {10.1016/j.isci.2022.105470},
journal = {iScience},
pages = {105470--105470},
title = {A single fungal strain was the unexpected cause of a mass aspergillosis outbreak in the world's largest and only flightless parrot.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.105470},
volume = {25},
year = {2022}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Kkp are a critically endangered species of parrots restricted to a few islands off the coast of New Zealand. Kkp are very closely monitored, especially during nesting seasons. In 2019, during a highly successful nesting season, an outbreak of aspergillosis affected 21 individuals and led to the deaths of 9, leaving a population of only 211 kkp. In monitoring this outbreak, cultures of aspergillus were grown, and genome sequenced. These sequences demonstrate that, very unusually for an aspergillus outbreak, a single strain of aspergillus caused the outbreak. This strain was found on two islands, but only one had an outbreak of aspergillosis; indicating that the strain was necessary, but not sufficient, to cause disease. Our analysis provides an understanding of the 2019 outbreak and provides potential ways to manage such events in the future.
AU  - Winter,DJ
AU  - Weir,BS
AU  - Glare,T
AU  - Rhodes,J
AU  - Perrott,J
AU  - Fisher,MC
AU  - Stajich,JE
AU  - Kkp,Aspergillosis Research Consortium
AU  - Digby,A
AU  - Dearden,PK
AU  - Cox,MP
DO  - 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105470
EP  - 105470
PY  - 2022///
SN  - 2589-0042
SP  - 105470
TI  - A single fungal strain was the unexpected cause of a mass aspergillosis outbreak in the world's largest and only flightless parrot.
T2  - iScience
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.105470
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36404926
UR  - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004222017424?via%3Dihub
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/101116
VL  - 25
ER  -
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