Sarcoptic mange in a wild swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 458-459

  Holz, P H ^a   Orbell, G M B ^b   Beveridge, I ^c  

^a Healesville Sanctuary   (Australia)

^b Gribbles Veterinary Pathology   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Sarcoptic mange; Swamp wallaby; Wallabia bicolor

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; MARSUPIAL; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SCABIES; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; FATAL OUTCOME; MACROPODIDAE; MALE; SCABIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

SARCOPTES SCABIEI; WALLABIA BICOLOR;

EID: 80054768058     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: 17510813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2011.00830.x     Document Type: Article

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