Wobbly Possum Disease

Wobbly Possum Disease is a fatal neurological condition of the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula), first reported in 1995.[1][2] Symptoms include a stumbling gait, tremors, blindness, activity during the daytime, and falling from trees.[2] The disease is believed to be caused by a virus.[3]

References

Goss, Helen (4 August 1995). "The mysterious case of the wobbly possum". New Scientist. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
Mackintosh, C.G.; Crawford, J.L.; Thompson, E.G.; McLeod, B.J.; Gill, J.M.; O'Keefe, J.S. (6 January 1995). "A newly discovered disease of the brushtail possum: Wobbly possum syndrome". New Zealand Veterinary Journal. Informa UK Limited. 43 (3): 126. doi:10.1080/00480169.1995.35869. ISSN 0048-0169. PMID 16031829.
Dunowska, M.; Biggs, P.J.; Zheng, T.; Perrott, M.R. (2012). "Identification of a novel nidovirus associated with a neurological disease of the Australian brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)". Veterinary Microbiology. Elsevier BV. 156 (3–4): 418–424. doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.11.013. ISSN 0378-1135. PMC 7117198. PMID 22153843.

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[Goss_1995-1] Goss, Helen (4 August 1995). "The mysterious case of the wobbly possum". New Scientist. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

[Mackintosh_Crawford_Thompson_McLeod_pp._126–126-2] Mackintosh, C.G.; Crawford, J.L.; Thompson, E.G.; McLeod, B.J.; Gill, J.M.; O'Keefe, J.S. (6 January 1995). "A newly discovered disease of the brushtail possum: Wobbly possum syndrome". New Zealand Veterinary Journal. Informa UK Limited. 43 (3): 126. doi:10.1080/00480169.1995.35869. ISSN 0048-0169. PMID 16031829.

[Dunowska_Biggs_Zheng_Perrott_2012_pp._418–424-3] Dunowska, M.; Biggs, P.J.; Zheng, T.; Perrott, M.R. (2012). "Identification of a novel nidovirus associated with a neurological disease of the Australian brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)". Veterinary Microbiology. Elsevier BV. 156 (3–4): 418–424. doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.11.013. ISSN 0378-1135. PMC 7117198. PMID 22153843.