Project information
Project aim
Little information exists on risks of disease introduced from exotic species to native species. House mice remain prevalent on Macquarie Island, and may interfere with the subantarctic community there by the transmission of murine diseases. The present project seeks to identify the incidence and suite of murine viruses and parasites present in this insular mouse population, compare it to those found in other populations of house mice in Australia, and learn about the persistence of virus or parasites in very isolated communities of house mice.
Related publications
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Mixed infection with multiple strains of murine cytomegalovirus occurs following simultaneous or sequential infection of immunocompetent mice. Journal of General Virology, 2006
(Ref: 12348)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature
As with human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection of humans, murine CMV (MCMV) infection is … widespread in its natural host, the house mouse Mus domesticus, and may consist of mixed … infection with different CMV isolates.
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Mice on Macquarie Island National Geographic., 2003
(Ref: 12353)
Authors:Category 4: Popular articles
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Pathogens of house mice on arid Boullanger Island and subantarctic Macquarie Island, Australia. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2003
(Ref: 12354)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature
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Field trip to Macquarie Island Edith Cowan University Newsletter, 2001
(Ref: 9877)
Authors:Category 4: Popular articles