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

Jenkins, DavidMurray, Andy JClaridge, AStory, Georgeanna LBradshaw, HCraig, P S2015-12-131035-3712http://hdl.handle.net/1885/81712Scats 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. AllKeywords: flatworm; host-parasite interaction; marsupial; range expansion; Australasia; Australia; Eastern Hemisphere; Kosciuszko National Park; New South Wales; World; Cestoda; Dasyurus; Dasyurus maculatus; Echinococcus granulosus; Macropodidae; Scatophagidae (fisThe contribution of spotted-tailed quolls ( Dasyurus maculatus ) to the transmission of Echinococcus granulosus in the Byadbo Wilderness Area, Kosciuszko National Park, Australia200510.1071/WR031052015-12-11