title: Dermatophilus congolensis Infection in Platypus ( Ornithorhynchus anatinus ), Tasmania, Australia, 2015.
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.
authors: 1 School of Biological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 55, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia.
authors: Tamika
authors: T
authors: Lunn
authors: 2 College of Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, Australia.
authors: James
authors: J
authors: Macgregor
authors: 1 School of Biological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 55, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia.|3 Current address: Forest Practices Authority, 30 Patrick Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia.
authors: Sarah
authors: S
authors: Munks
authors: 1 School of Biological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 55, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia.
authors: Scott
authors: S
authors: Carver
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000662:veterinary; D010987:Platypus / Q000382:microbiology*; D013648:Tasmania