Lesions associated with infestation of a yellow-footed rock wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus xanthopus) with larvae of Odontacarus (Leogonius) adelaideae (Womersley) (Acarina: Trombiculidae) in South Australia.
Dermatitis associated with natural infestation of a yellow-footed rock wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus xanthopus) with larvae of the chigger mite, Odontacarus (Leogonius) adelaideae is described. This record extends the known host range of O. adelaideae and is the first from a native animal in southern Australia.
Department of Primary Industries, Central Veterinary Laboratories, Adelaide, Australia.
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Carmichael
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D000818:Animals; D007814:Larva / Q000472:pathogenicity; D007614:Macropodidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D014323:Trombiculiasis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014324:Trombiculidae / Q000472:pathogenicity*