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Scrub‐itch mite infestation in the endangered bridled nailtail wallaby
Author(s) -
Old JM,
Lowry J,
Young LJ
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2009.00462.x
Subject(s) - biology , endangered species , zoology , population , mite , infestation , ecology , medicine , habitat , botany , environmental health
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.