Canfield P J
Department of Veterinary Pathology and Bacteriology, University of Sydney, New South Wales.
Aust Vet J. 1987 Nov;64(11):325-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1987.tb06059.x.
In the period 1980 to 1986, 127 free range koalas from the north coast of New South Wales were presented for necropsy. Thirty-three koalas had urogenital disease alone, 8 had respiratory disease alone, 2 had digestive tract disease alone, 12 had multiorgan disease, 48 had traumatic injuries, 6 had neoplasia, 3 had miscellaneous conditions, while 15 had no significant lesions. Common naturally occurring disease entities included cystitis, conjunctivitis, paraovarian cysts, metritis and pneumonia. Lymphosarcoma was the common neoplasm.
在1980年至1986年期间，127只来自新南威尔士州北海岸的散养树袋熊被送来进行尸检。33只树袋熊仅患有泌尿生殖系统疾病，8只仅患有呼吸系统疾病，2只仅患有消化道疾病，12只患有多器官疾病，48只患有创伤性损伤，6只患有肿瘤，3只患有其他杂症，而15只没有明显病变。常见的自然发生的疾病包括膀胱炎、结膜炎、卵巢旁囊肿、子宫炎和肺炎。淋巴肉瘤是常见的肿瘤。
