Sobey W R, Adams K M, Johnston G C, Gould L R, Simpson K N, Keith K
J Hyg (Lond). 1973 Jun;71(2):299-308. doi: 10.1017/s0022172400022762.
The European rabbit flea Spilopsyllus cuniculi (Dale) was first released on Macquarie Island in December 1968. The flea has survived and bred on the island and about 30% of the rabbits sampled from the original release area in January 1972 were flea-infested.