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*The flea - Choristophylla tristis*Tremitode - Athesmia sp.* Ticks – Ixodes sp.Signs: -Generally seen on animal when captured, by excessive grooming, hair loss or inflamed skin.Diagnosis: -Visual observations or a skin scrapping and microscope examination to identify theparasites.Treatment: - Treated with acaricides, carbaryl powder (50 g/kg has been used topically and inthe nest boxes to control mites. Injectable ivermectin is also used.Prevention: - Routine examination of the fur.# Endoparasites (worms)Cause:- Parastongyloides sp. (Nematoda)- Parausttrostrongylus sp. (Nematoda)- Paraustroxyuris sp. (Nematoda)- Athesmia sp. (Trematoda)Signs: Not obvious unless diagnosed. May cause diarrhoea or ill thrift.Diagnosis: Faecal floatation and the presence of eggs or proglottides (segments that make upthe worms).Treatment: Anthelmintics can be used without apparent side affects and include fenbendazoleat a dose of 20- 50 mg/kg PO s.i.d. For 3 days, oxfendazole at a dose of 5 mg/ kg PO once only,and ivermectin at a dose of 200 ug/kg PO or subcutaneously once only.# ProtozoansToxoplasmosisCause: - The protozoan Toxoplasmosis gondii causes Toxoplasmosis after the ingestion of felidfaecal material containing sporulated co cysts.Signs: - Infection often apparent with clinical illness often in animals that areimmuniosuppressed or hand reared. The illness ranges from mild malaise to peracute mortalitywith other signs including depression, weakness, anorexia, pyrexia, dyspnoea, ataxia,hemiplegia, quadriplegia, coma, convulsions, muscle stiffness, diarrhoea, emesis, uveitis, andretinitis or cataract formationDiagnosis: - Antemortem diagnosis of Toxoplasmosis is confirmed by serological testing todetect rising IgG Toxoplasma gondii titres. Direct Agglutination Test using a commercial kitAntigene Toxo-AD and microtiter plate reagents (bioMeriex SA, Marcy l’Etiol, Francee areuseful. Most commercial veterinary laboratories offer indirect hemagglutination inhibition forthe detection of IgG. Indirect Fluorescent antibody tests may be used to determine serum IgMconcentrations.Treatment: - Drugs used to stop the replication of the parasite. Clindamycin# FungusCandida / ThrushCause: - The fungus Candida albicans. It can result from antibiotic therapy causing candidiasisor thrush it also results less than adequate hygiene or stress in hand reared joeys.Signs: - Diarrhoea witch often has a foul yeast-like smell with a yellowish green and sometimes27