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Can animals get rabies in South Australia?
No. Rabies is not present anywhere in Australia.
Do koalas have rabies?
No. The rabies virus is not present in Australia.
Can marsupials get rabies?
Not in Australia. There is no rabies in Australia.
Can you get rabies in New Zealand?
no you can not get rabies in New Zealand but you can get them in Australia anyway rabies is when you have white foamy stuff coming out of your mouth
Can koalas have rabies?
Not at all. Koalas are native to Australia, and Australia is free of rabies.
Do sugar glider have rabies?
It is guaranteed that any sugar gliders in their native country of Australia do not have rabies. Rabies is not present in Australia. Gliders of any species are extremely unlikely to get rabies, even if they are exposed to the disease outside of Australia. They are a type of possum, and like all possums, have a lower body temperature than other mammals, which means it is almost impossible for a glider to contract rabies.
Can a possum or a rat get rabies?
It depends upon the country. Rabies is not present in Australia, so possums and rats in Australia cannot get rabies. In North America, opossums rarely contract rabies (see the related link below for one documented case), but rats can certainly be carriers.
Where is rabies not found?
Currently there are only three places rabies is not found: the Antarctic, the United Kingdom and Australia. The Antarctic is free of rabies because there are no competent mammalian hosts for the disease. The UK and Australia are free of rabies because they are island nations that have aggressively prevented any animal that could be infected with rabies from getting into the country. This is an on-going and expensive preventive measure, but it is much cheaper than dealing with rabies in the wildlife population.
Do sugar gliders carry rabies?
Potentially. In their native habitat of Australia, sugar gliders do not carry rabies, as rabies is not present in Australia. Where they have been introduced to other countries as exotic pets, they naturally become susceptible to diseases such as rabies in that country. It should be noted that members of the possum family are less likely to carry rabies than placental mammals.
What is more likely to get rabies a possum or a fox?
Neither, if the animals are in Australia or New Zealand, where there is no rabies. Most possum species are found only in Australia and nearby countries. The possum is a completely different animal to the opossum, even though the term "possum" is often used in reference to opossums. Australia and New Zealand do not have rabies, so therefore it is quite safe to say that possums and foxes from either of these two countries cannot have rabies. As for North America: whilst it is believed that any warm blooded mammal can get rabies, opossums' body temperatures are too low to harbour rabies. However, the fox could certainly get rabies.
Can a platypus contract or spread rabies?
Absolutely not. There is no rabies in Australia, and platypuses are found only in Australia. Furthermore, although it is believed that any warm blooded mammal can get rabies, platypuses' body temperatures are too low to harbour rabies. They have an average body temperature of 32 degrees Celsius, compared to most mammals' body temperature of 37-38 degrees Celsius.
Does Australia have any diseases that affect the people or the land?
There are no diseases unique to Australia, and in fact Australia is free of many diseases, such as rabies, that are prevalent in other parts of the world.
