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Expanded Molecular Typing of Sarcoptes scabiei Provides Further Evidence of Disease Spillover Events in the Epidemiology of Sarcoptic Mange in Australian Marsupials.
Journal of wildlife diseases - 1 Jan 2019
Fraser Tamieka A, Holme Roz, Martin Alynn, Whiteley Pam, Montarello Merridy, Raw Cam, Carver Scott, Polkinghorne Adam
Abstract excerpt
The invasive ectoparasite Sarcoptes scabiei affects the welfare and conservation of Australian marsupials. Molecular data suggest that spillover from other hosts may be responsible for the emergence of this infectious disease, but the scale of such studies is limited. We performed expanded molecular typing of the S. scabiei mitochondrial cox1 gene from 81 skin scrapings from infested wombats ( Vombatus ursinus),...
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