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.
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1 October 2016
Dermatophilus congolensis Infection in Platypus ( Ornithorhynchus anatinus), Tasmania, Australia, 2015
Tamika Lunn,
James Macgregor,
Sarah Munks,
Scott Carver
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 52 • No. 4
October 2016
Vol. 52 • No. 4
October 2016