TABLE 1.
Clinical signs of ABLV in rescued pups (Group 1)
| Sample ID number | Bat carer | Weight loss/nil weight gain | ‘Wobbly’, uncoordinated | Paresis | Aggression | Laboured breathing | Dysphonic | Cranial nerve defects | ‘Irritable/distressed/agitated’ | Days post-rescue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QA018 | 1 | X | nr | nr | nr | nr | nr | nr | nr | 10–13 |
| QA019 | 1 | nr | X | X | X | X | nr | nr | X | 13–15 |
| QA020 | 2 | X | nr | X | nr | nr | nr | X | nr | 13–19 |
| QA021 | 3 | nr | nr | X | X | X | X | nr | X | 16–17 |
| QA022 | 3 | X | X | nr | X | nr | X | nr | X | 19–21 |
| QA023 | 1 | X | nr | X | X | nr | nr | X | X | 19–21 |
Note: X, clinical sign reported; nr, not reported. Paresis (of varying severity), aggression, ‘agitation’ and weight loss/failure to gain weight were the most common clinical signs exhibited amongst pups in Group 1. In each instance, clinical signs were limited to duration of 2–3 days until euthanasia or natural death. Clinical signs specific to individual bats were not recorded for Group 2.