Hirst L W, Brown A S, Kempster R, Hall J, Woolcock J B
Division of Ophthalmology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
J Wildl Dis. 1992 Jul;28(3):424-7. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-28.3.424.
Seventy free-ranging koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) from Magnetic Island (Queensland, Australia) underwent an ocular examination, blood collection and serological examination for Chlamydia psittaci antibodies, and an examination of their teeth and genitalia. In 12 koalas long-standing unilateral keratitis was noted and in another 10 animals long-standing bilateral keratitis was observed. All animals were seronegative for Chlamydia psittaci and apart from some nasal discharge and a variety of assorted medical findings there was no sign of chlamydial infection. These ocular findings probably represent a new disease of unknown etiology.
对来自澳大利亚昆士兰州磁岛的70只野生考拉（树袋熊）进行了眼部检查、采血及鹦鹉热衣原体抗体血清学检测，并检查了它们的牙齿和生殖器。12只考拉存在长期单侧角膜炎，另有10只动物存在长期双侧角膜炎。所有动物鹦鹉热衣原体血清学检测均为阴性，除了一些鼻腔分泌物和各种其他医学检查结果外，没有衣原体感染的迹象。这些眼部检查结果可能代表一种病因不明的新疾病。
