Validation of ultrasonography in detecting structural disease of the urogenital tract of the koala, Phascolarctos cinereus.
A retrospective review of case records of ultrasonography and necropsy outcomes of 62 koalas was used to investigate the accuracy of ultrasonography in assessing koala urogenital tract structural disease at the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital. The results showed high concordance, supporting ultrasonography as an effective tool for evaluating structural disease of the koala urogenital tract, most commonly seen with chlamydiosis. The study also illustrates the advances benefiting animal welfare that can be made by wildlife carer groups through using a scientific, evidence-based approach.
Koala Infectious Diseases Research Group, Faculty of Veterinary Science, McMaster Building B14, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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D000818:Animals; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D015588:Observer Variation; D048368:Phascolarctidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014566:Urogenital System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*
chlamydial disease; koalas; necropsy; ultrasonography; urogenital tract