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Australian Herpetology Website (Reptiles and Amphibians)
Covering Snakes and Lizards, Crocodiles ,Turtles,and Amphibians, including Colubrid snakes, Pythons, Elapids (called Cobras or Coral Snakes in some countries), Sea Snakes, File Snakes, Blind (or Worm) Snakes, Sea Turtles, Freshwater Turtles (or Tortoises) Dragon Lizards (Agamas), Geckos, Legless Lizards Monitor Lizards (often called Goannas in Australia), Skinks and other Reptile species.
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Spotted Fever
Shortcuts to Australian:- Snakes / Lizards /Turtles /Crocodiles /Amphibians / ........Pythons of the World / Monitors of the World / Sea Turtles of the World / Crocodiles of the World / Boas of the World
WELCOME TO THE SPOTTED FEVER PAGE
John Fowler & Rachel Barnes
Flinders Island Spotted Fever is a potentially fatal disease transmitted by Reptile Ticks.
Rickettsia honei , a bacteria carried by ticks is responsible for Flinders Island Spotted Fever in Australia.
Four recent cases (2001 -2005) were confirmed from near Adelaide, and were treated successfully with antibiotics.
These are the first confirmed cases on the Australian mainland. It is however suspected that this is a widespread disease.
The "Blue-tongued Lizard Tick"(Aponomma hydrosauri) appears to be the main carrier.
The Shingleback Lizard (Tiliqua rugosa), Tiger Snakes (Notechis scutatus), Copperhead Snakes (Austrelaps superbus), and Lowlands Blotched Blue Tongue lizards (Tiliqua nigrolutea) apparently carry ticks associated with this disease.
FEATURED LINKS
APONOMMA HYDROSAURI,
THE REPTILE-ASSOCIATED TICK RESERVOIR OF RICKETTSIA HONEI
ON FLINDERS ISLAND, AUSTRALIA
Distribution map for the Blue-tongue Lizard Tick
Ultra-structural and genetic evidence of a reptilian tick,
Aponomma hydrosauri,
as a host of Rickettsia honei in Australia:
possible transovarial transmission
Ticks of Australia
Tick Alert Support Group
Common Insect Pests - Ticks
Pest Control
OTHER FEATURED LINKS
Around the World
Shortcuts to Australian:- Snakes / Lizards /Turtles /Crocodiles /Amphibians / ........Pythons of the World / Monitors of the World / Sea Turtles of the World / Crocodiles of the World / Boas of the World
WELCOME TO THE SPOTTED FEVER PAGE
John Fowler & Rachel Barnes
Flinders Island Spotted Fever is a potentially fatal disease transmitted by Reptile Ticks.
Rickettsia honei , a bacteria carried by ticks is responsible for Flinders Island Spotted Fever in Australia.
Four recent cases (2001 -2005) were confirmed from near Adelaide, and were treated successfully with antibiotics.
These are the first confirmed cases on the Australian mainland. It is however suspected that this is a widespread disease.
The "Blue-tongued Lizard Tick"(Aponomma hydrosauri) appears to be the main carrier.
The Shingleback Lizard (Tiliqua rugosa), Tiger Snakes (Notechis scutatus), Copperhead Snakes (Austrelaps superbus), and Lowlands Blotched Blue Tongue lizards (Tiliqua nigrolutea) apparently carry ticks associated with this disease.
FEATURED LINKS
APONOMMA HYDROSAURI,
THE REPTILE-ASSOCIATED TICK RESERVOIR OF RICKETTSIA HONEI
ON FLINDERS ISLAND, AUSTRALIA
Distribution map for the Blue-tongue Lizard Tick
Ultra-structural and genetic evidence of a reptilian tick,
Aponomma hydrosauri,
as a host of Rickettsia honei in Australia:
possible transovarial transmission
Ticks of Australia
Tick Alert Support Group
Common Insect Pests - Ticks
Pest Control
OTHER FEATURED LINKS
Around the World
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