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Dermatophilus congolensis infection in platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), Tasmania, Australia, 2015
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Lunn, T and Macgregor, J and Munks, S and Carver, S, Dermatophilus congolensis infection in platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), Tasmania, Australia, 2015, Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 52, (4) pp. 965-967. ISSN 0090-3558 (2016) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
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.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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| Keywords: | platypus, disease ecology, epidemiology, dermatophilus |
| Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
| Research Group: | Evolutionary biology |
| Research Field: | Host-parasite interactions |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Public health (excl. specific population health) |
| Objective Field: | Disease distribution and transmission (incl. surveillance and response) |
| UTAS Author: | Lunn, T (Miss Tamika Lunn) |
| UTAS Author: | Munks, S (Dr Sarah Munks) |
| UTAS Author: | Carver, S (Dr Scott Carver) |
| ID Code: | 113702 |
| Year Published: | 2016 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 2 |
| Deposited By: | Zoology |
| Deposited On: | 2017-01-16 |
| Last Modified: | 2019-06-11 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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