Risk Factors for New Zealand Sea Lion (Phocarctos hookeri) Pup Mortality: Ivermectin Improves Survival for Conservation Management

Risk Factors for New Zealand Sea Lion (Phocarctos hookeri) Pup Mortality: Ivermectin Improves Survival for Conservation Management

Septicaemia due to hypervirulent (HV) Klebsiella pneumoniae is the leading cause of neonatal pup mortality in endangered New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri) at Enderby Island, in the New Zealand sub-Antarctic. Accounting for approximately 60% of annual pup mortality at this site following an...

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Main Authors: Sarah A. Michael, David T. S. Hayman, Rachael Gray, Wendi D. Roe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
case-control study
ivermectin
Klebsiella pneumoniae
pinniped
risk factor
hypervirulent
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.680678/full

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