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Burrows with resources have greater visitation and may enhance mange transmission among wombats

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Environmental exposure to Sarcoptes scabiei mites in burrows is considered the dominant mechanism of sarcoptic mange transmission among wombats. We document elevated activity of bare-nosed wombats at a burrow with… Click to show full abstract

Environmental exposure to Sarcoptes scabiei mites in burrows is considered the dominant mechanism of sarcoptic mange transmission among wombats. We document elevated activity of bare-nosed wombats at a burrow with subterranean water access relative to burrows without this resource, suggesting that some burrows may contribute more to mange transmission than others.

Keywords: mange; transmission among; burrows resources; mange transmission; among wombats

Journal Title: Australian Mammalogy
Year Published: 2019

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