| the emergence of sarcoptic mange in australian wildlife: an unresolved debate. | due to its suspected increase in host range and subsequent global diversification, sarcoptes scabiei has important implications at a global scale for wildlife conservation and animal and human health. the introduction of this pathogen into new locations and hosts has been shown to produce high morbidity and mortality, a situation observed recently in australian and north american wildlife.of the seven native animal species in australia known to be infested by s. scabiei, the bare-nosed wombat (v ... | 2016 | 27255333 |
| clinical and pathological features of toxoplasmosis in free-ranging common wombats (vombatus ursinus) with multilocus genotyping of toxoplasma gondii type ii-like strains. | toxoplasma gondii is a cosmopolitan zoonotic protozoan parasite with the capacity to infect virtually any warm blooded vertebrate species. australian native marsupials are thought to be highly susceptible to toxoplasmosis; however, most reports are in captive animals and little is known about t. gondii associated disease in free-ranging marsupials, including wombats (vombatus ursinus). this study describes the clinical and pathological features of eight cases of toxoplasmosis in free-ranging com ... | 2015 | 25463314 |
| mitochondrial genome sequencing reveals potential origins of the scabies mite sarcoptes scabiei infesting two iconic australian marsupials. | debilitating skin infestations caused by the mite, sarcoptes scabiei, have a profound impact on human and animal health globally. in australia, this impact is evident across different segments of australian society, with a growing recognition that it can contribute to rapid declines of native australian marsupials. cross-host transmission has been suggested to play a significant role in the epidemiology and origin of mite infestations in different species but a chronic lack of genetic resources ... | 2017 | 29183283 |