Related Stories •, Science Online, 05 Nov 2008 •, Science Online, 27 Jul 2006 • Australia's iconic marsupial, the kangaroo, has a skin disease that could spread to humans, says a team of experts. While the parasitic disease is not severe, it causes kangaroos to develop skin ulcers, particularly on the ears and tail. And while the disease in unlikely to be transmitted directly to humans, the researchers say it may be transmitted via sandflies.

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Dr Kerry Rose from the Australian Registry of Wildlife Health at Sydney's led the research, which was published in the latest issue of the. The research, which was a collaboration between Australian and Swiss scientists, found that red kangaroos were the first animals in Australia to have this particular type of skin disease, known as cutaneous leishmaniasis. The disease is caused by a parasite that belongs to a yet-to-be identified species of the genus Leishmania, a genus that causes a range of diseases in more than 80 countries around the world.

Bumptop Pro Serial Key Download more. 'This is the first demonstration that this type of [skin disease] parasite exists in Australia at all,' said co-author Dr Emanuela Handman from Melbourne's. In other countries the disease is passed on by sandflies, she said, and expects sandflies in Australia could do the same. Humans could become infected when a sandfly takes a bloody meal from a kangaroo infected with the parasite. Wallbanger By Alice Clayton Epub. The parasites then develop in the sandfly's gut.