Scrub-itch mite infestation in the endangered bridled nailtail wallaby.
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.
Old
J M
JM
University of Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. j.old@uws.edu.au
Lowry
J
J
Young
L J
LJ
D000818:Animals; D000977:Antiparasitic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy / Q000662:veterinary; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods*; D006651:Histocytochemistry / Q000662:veterinary; D007559:Ivermectin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007614:Macropodidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D014323:Trombiculiasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014324:Trombiculidae / Q000254:growth & development*
D000977:Antiparasitic Agents; D007559:Ivermectin