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Scrub-itch mite infestation in the endangered bridled nailtail wallaby |
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| Authors: | JM Old J Lowry LJ Young |
| Institution: | Native and Pest Animal Unit, School of Natural Sciences, Building M15, Hawkesbury Campus, University of Western Sydney, Penrith South DC 1797, New South Wales, Australia;; Environmental Protection Agency, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; Centre for Environmental Management, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia |
| Abstract: | Skin lesions on the ears and inguinal and axillary regions of a number of adult animals within a captive population of the endangered bridled nailtail wallaby ( Onychogalea fraenata ) were associated with the trombiculid mite, Eutrombicula hirsti . The local inflammatory response of these Australian marsupials is described. |
| Keywords: | inflammation marsupials mites parasites species recovery |