EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF INFECTIOUS AGENT(S) ASSOCIATED TO THE WEDGE-TAILED SHEARWATER (ARDENNA PACIFICA) AND BARAU’S PETREL (PTERODROMA BARAUI) POPULATIONS OF REUNION ISLAND

Abstract

The Procellariidae (fulmarine petrels and shearwaters) of the Western Indian Ocean (WIO), though of high conservation concern, limited information is currently available on the diversity of infectious agents associated to Procellariidae.