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dermatophilus congolensis infection in platypus ( ornithorhynchus anatinus ), tasmania, australia, 2015.

we report disease due to dermatophilus congolensis infection in three of 13 (23%) platypuses ( ornithorhynchus anatinus ) from a catchment in tasmania, australia. this pathogen has not previously been reported in platypuses. two of the three infected platypuses had extensive scab formations, but no substantial hair loss was apparent.