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CP10.2: Wildlife 2: Mammals, Birds, Lizards & Wetas 5 min talks Location: Lecture Theatre 3 Session Chair: Haylee Crawford-Weaver, DCCEEW Session Chair: Nicholas Fountain-Jones, University of Tasmania | |
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Detection of Orthohalarachne attenuata (Acari: Halarachnidae) in captive Pacific walrus (Odobenus orsmarus divergens) 1: Charles Sturt University, Australia; 2: Ocean Park Corporation, Hong Kong SAR Nasal mites of the family Halarachnidae are common parasites of pinnipeds, although rarely reported in walruses. Two captive walruses at the Ocean Park Aquarium, Hong Kong, were found to be infected with nasal mites identified as Orthohalarachne attenuata (Banks, 1910). Long-term, low-dose ivermectin treatment for heartworm prevention (0.01 mg/kg) had no effect on parasite burden. In contrast, anti-parasitic doses of ivermectin (0.2mg/kg), administered repeatedly over a short-term period (4 doses, 2 weeks apart, followed by 3 doses administered monthly), appeared to successfully clear the parasitic infection, with no signs of re-infection observed for over 12 months post-treatment. | |