The contribution of spotted-tailed quolls ( Dasyurus maculatus ) to the transmission of  Echinococcus granulosus  in the Byadbo Wilderness Area, Kosciuszko National Park, Australia

Jenkins, David; Murray, Andy J; Claridge, A; Story, Georgeanna L; Bradshaw, H; Craig, P S

The contribution of spotted-tailed quolls ( Dasyurus maculatus ) to the transmission of Echinococcus granulosus in the Byadbo Wilderness Area, Kosciuszko National Park, Australia

Date

2005

Authors

Jenkins, David

Murray, Andy J

Claridge, A

Story, Georgeanna L

Bradshaw, H

Craig, P S

Publisher

CSIRO Publishing

Abstract

Scats were collected from 19 wild spotted-tailed quolls (Dasyurus maculatus) caught in a region of south-eastern mainland Australia where hydatidosis (Echinococcus granulosus) occurs commonly in swamp wallabies (Wallabia bicolour) and other wildlife. All