Investigating risk and management of Avian Vacuolar Myelinopathy in Florida Photo: Mac Stone Susan B. Wilde UGA Mike Netherland USACE/UF FFWCC March 4, 2015
Investigating risk and management of Avian Vacuolar Myelinopathy in Florida
Photo: Mac Stone
Susan B. Wilde UGA
Mike Netherland USACE/UF
FFWCC March 4, 2015
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(the eagle-killer living on Hydrilla)
70 Dead Bald Eagles (1994-2007)
Arkansas
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia 1998-2015 99 Dead Bald Eagles
Initiated hydrilla/cyanobacteria sampling
Lake J. Strom Thurmond 83 Dead Bald Eagles 1998-2015
Avian Vacuolar Myelinopathy 2014
Hydrilla & Aetokthonos hydrillicola
AVM confirmed birds AVM+, Hydrilla & A. hydrillicola
20 sites 30 sites 166 eagles (+5 FL)
AVM sites (avian lesions, hydrilla + A. hydrillicola Suspect sites (Hydrilla + A. hydrillicola)
Stig discovered on Lake Toho hydrilla in
7/14 sites
Confirmed by PCR probe for suspect Stigonematales species
November 2009
January 2012 Microscopy Aetokthonos
hydrillicola confirmed at 15/30 sites
No clinical signs of AVM
AVM lesions in 10/10 chickens that consumed hydrilla with A. hydrillicola from Lake Toho
Results
Hydrilla Extraction
AVM (+) JSTL
AVM (-) L Marion
Lyophilize, grind to coarse powder
Extract using a series of non-polar to polar solvents
Filter and Concentrate
Hexane Acetone Methanol
Polar Non-Polar
Cell Line Bioassays Faith Wiley, Georgia Regents University
First step in characterizing toxin Opens possibilities for other tests (mammalian
toxicity, etc) Morphological changes in C6 cells (rat glioma)
with AVM-positive extract
AVM - extracts AVM + extracts
How can you tell that a coot has AVM?
Coot collection Lake Toho January 2013
5 out of 22 coots: mild AVM lesions --AVM+ coots only from the Goblets cove region
Can the AVM toxin can be transferred through other herbivores to their predators?
Shelley
Island Apple Snail Pomacea maculata
Native to South America Introductions via
aquarium releases Established in TX, FL by
1990s Lakes, wetlands, slow-
flowing rivers
Voracious herbivores High fecundity
P. maculata P. paludosa
Florida Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis
Snail kites endangered in Florida
Apple snails make up >99% of the snail kite diet
Kites forced to switch to exotic snail
Potentially toxic cyanobacterial colonies grow on hydrilla and other aquatic plants
Apple snails readily consume hydrilla and other aquatic vegetation
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Native and invasive apple snails are consumed by Snail Kites
?
Treatment Control
1. AVM + hydrilla
material fed to apple snails
1. AVM hydrilla
material fed to apple snails
Feeding Trials
2. Apple snails fed
to chickens
2. Apple snails fed
to chickens
Hydrilla + A.h. Hydrilla, no A.h.
Apple Snail Feeding Trial (snails fed hydrilla from Thurmond)
Treatment Severe lesions (5/5)
Control Normal (5/5)
Optic Tectum, 40x Optic Tectum, 40x
3/5 birds displayed clinical signs
January 2013 Hydrilla/apple snail collection
Apple Snail Feeding Trial (snails collected from Toho)
Treatment Mild lesions (2/3)
no birds displayed clinical signs
Hydrilla/A. hydrillicola is toxic in Lake Toho Toxin can be transferred through an invertebrate Apple snails can transfer the AVM toxin Apple snails collected from Toho contain toxin (low concentration?)
November 2014-January 2015
Dean Jones (UF), Mark Cunningham (FWC), and Stephen Maurano (EPA, UGA)
Lake Tohopekaliga and Hatchineha November 14, 2014
Big grassy Island
Goblets Cove
Hydrilla leaves --Aetokthonos hydrillicola % coverage
Geoffrey Lokuta FWC)
Istokpoga December 17, 2014
Istokpoga (>80% coverage) Aetokthonos hydrillicola Big Island Bumblebee Island
Danielle Kirkland Geoffrey Lokuta
Kissimmee and Hatchineha December 29,2014
Toho, Cypress, Kissimmee, Hatch, Istokpoga, and Okeechobee January 19-20, 2015
Jeff Schardt Ed Harris Susanna Toledo Brent Bachelder Kelle Sullivan
Tohopekaliga A.hydrillicola 4/4 sites
5-40%
5-45%
10-45%
0-5%
Cypress A.hydrillicola 3/6 sites
0-40%
5-45%
0-20%
Hatchineha A.hydrillicola 3/3 sites
0-5%
0-10%
0-40%
Kissimmee A.hydrillicola 1/2 sites
25-90%
Okeechobee A.hydrillicola 0/4 sites
0-10%
0-20%
0-30%
Istokpoga A.hydrillicola 3/3 sites
Not present on Coontail, Naiad
Ed Harris (FWC), January 2015 East Lake Tohopekaliga Pondweed, hydrilla
Hydrilla (5-40% A. hydrillicola) Pondweed (0-20% % A. hydrillicola) Bacopa (No A. hydrillicola)
East Lake Tohopekaliga A.hydrillicola 3/3 sites
Cell line bioassay control methanol extract (normal cells)
Indicating AVM toxin present
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Relative toxicity March 2015 Cell line bioassay Kissimmee> Istokpoga >Toho>Hatch> Cypress
Wilde Lab UGA Rebecca Haynie (SePro)
James Herrin (FIU) Jamie Morgan (CorBlu Ecology)
Jenny Garrison (UGA Vet School) Brad Bartelme (EnviroScience)
Brigette Haram Garon Brandon Wallace Woods
Acknowledgements
FFWCC Jeff Schardt Don Schmitz Ed Harris Geoffrey Lokuta Danielle Kirkland Susanna Toledo Kelle Sullivan Joe Benedict Mark Cunningham Andrew Fanning Zach Welch
USFWS Dana Hartley
Sandra Sneckenberger Ulgonda Kirkpatrick
Deborah Harris
UF Dean Jones
Mike Netherland (US Army COE)
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