Host

Disease agent

Transmission

Origin

Consequences

Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)

Chlamydia

STD

Native

Birth rate declined

Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)

Parapoxvirus

Direct

Introduced grey squirrel

90% population reduction

wolf (Canis lupus)

Rabies

Direct

Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)

60% population reduction

African ungulates

Rinderpest

Direct

Domestic cattle

80% population reduction

Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)

Scabies Psoroptes ovis

Cholera V. colarae

Direct

Arthropod

Domestic sheep

80% population reduction

Local extinction

Sea otter (Enhydralutrisnereis)

Acanthocephalan

Native birds

Trophic

Increased mortality

Allegheny wood rat (Neotoma magister)

Larval migrans

Subsidized raccoons

Trophic

Local extinction

African lion (Panthera leo)

Canine distemper

Domestic dogs

Direct

33% reduction

African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)

.Canine distemper

Rabies

Domestic dogs/jackal

Direct

Local extinction

Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes)

Canine distemper

Live vaccine

Direct

90% reduction

Wolf (Canis lupus)

Parvovirus

Domestic dogs

Direct

Reduced recovery

Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis)

Rabies

Domestic dogs

Direct

50% density

Koala (P.cinereus)

Chlamydia ssp

STD

Native

Birth rate declined

Red squirrel (S. vulgaris)

Parapoxvirus

Direct

Introduced grey squirrel

90% population reduction

wolf (C. lupus)

Rabies

Direct

Arctic fox (V. lagopus)

60% population reduction

African ungulates

Rinderpest

Direct

Domestic cattle

80% population reduction

Bighorn sheep (O. canadensis)

Scabies Psoroptes ovis

Direct

Arthropod

80% population reduction

Bighorn sheep (O.canadensis)

Cholera

Domestic sheep

Direct

Local extinction

Sea otter (E. nereis)

Acanthocephalan

Native birds

Trophic

Increased mortality

Allegheny wood rat (N. magister)

Larva migrans B. procyonis

Subsidized raccoons

Trophic

Local extinction

African lion (P. leo)

Canine distemper

Morbillivirus

Domestic dogs

Direct

33% reduction

African wild dog (L. pictus)

Canine distemper

Morbillivirus

Domestic dogs/jackal

Direct

Local extinction

Black-footed ferret (M. nigripes)

Canine distemper

Morbillivirus

Live vaccine

Direct

90% reduction

Wolf (C. lupus)

Parvovirus

Domestic dogs

Direct

Reduced recovery

Ethiopian wolf (C. simensis)

Rabies

Domestic dogs

Direct

50% density

African wild dog (L.pictus)

Rabies

Domestic dogs/jackal

Direct

Local extinction