Journal article
Debilitating disease in a polyparasitised woylie (Bettongia penicillata): A diagnostic investigation
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, Vol.7(3), pp.274-279
2018
Abstract
During monitoring of critically endangered woylie (Bettongia penicillata) populations within the south-west of Western Australia, an adult female woylie was euthanased after being found in extremely poor body condition with diffuse alopecia, debilitating skin lesions and severe ectoparasite infestation. Trypanosoma copemani G2 and Sarcocystis sp. were detected molecularly within tissue samples collected post-mortem. Potorostrongylus woyliei and Paraustrostrongylus sp. nematodes were present within the stomach and small intestine, respectively. Blood collected ante-mortem revealed the presence of moderate hypomagnesaemia, mild hypokalaemia, mild hyperglobulinaemia and mild hypoalbuminaemia. Diffuse megakaryocytic hypoplasia was evident within the bone marrow. We propose various hypotheses that may explain the presence of severe ectoparasite infection, skin disease and poor body condition in this woylie. Given the potential deleterious effects of parasite infection, the importance of monitoring parasites cannot be over-emphasised.
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- Title
- Debilitating disease in a polyparasitised woylie (Bettongia penicillata): A diagnostic investigation
- Authors/Creators
- A.S. Northover (Author/Creator)A.D. Elliot (Author/Creator)S. Keatley (Author/Creator)Z. Lim (Author/Creator)A. Botero Gomez (Author/Creator)A. Ash (Author/Creator)A.J. Lymbery (Author/Creator)A.F. Wayne (Author/Creator)S.S. Godfrey (Author/Creator)R.C.A. Thompson (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, Vol.7(3), pp.274-279
- Publisher
- Elsevier Limited
- Identifiers
- 991005543818007891
- Copyright
- © 2018 The Authors.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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