Scabies — Australia
A deadly disease sweeping through populations of wombats had the potential to rival the devastation caused by the devil facial tumour disease, an expert on the native marsupial says.
An outbreak of sarcoptic mange in the Narawntapu National Park [Tasmania] has killed all but a handful of wombats in the area since 2009.
University of Tasmania wildlife ecologist Scott Carver said it was not known what was causing the outbreak or how far the disease had spread, but it had the potential to
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