Notoedres muris infestation in a naked-tailed rat Melomys cervinipes.
Large numbers of Notoedres muris were present in thick crusty lesions on both ears, the nose, one forelimb and tail-base of a free-living naked-tailed rat, Melomys cervinipes, on North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia. The source of infestation was obscure.
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Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Animal Research Institute, Yeerongpilly, Brisbane 4105, Australia.
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D000818:Animals; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009115:Muridae / Q000469:parasitology*; D011793:Queensland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013045:Species Specificity