Epizootics of sudden death in tammar wallabies (Macropus eugenii) associated with an orbivirus infection

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 505-509

  Rose, Ka ^a   Kirkland, Pd ^b   Davis, Rj ^b   Cooper, Dw ^c   Blumstein, D ^d   Pritchard, Li ^e   Newberry, Km ^e   Lunt, Ra ^e  

^a TARONGA CONSERVATION SOCIETY AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eubenangee serogroup; Macropus eugenii; Orbivirus; Tammar sudden death syndrome; Tammar wallaby; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; KANGAROO; MALE; MORTALITY; ORBIVIRUS; REOVIRUS INFECTION; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH; VIROLOGY; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; DEATH, SUDDEN; FEMALE; MACROPODIDAE; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; ORBIVIRUS; REOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS;

ANIMALIA; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS EUGENII; ORBIVIRUS;

EID: 84870330685     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: 17510813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2012.00993.x     Document Type: Review

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