Sugar glider ectoparasites and endoparasites
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*[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Toxoplasmosis is a common and serious disease of marsupials, and affected sugar gliders typically present with neurological signs and sudden death. *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Internal parasites rarely cause disease in captive sugar gliders, but giardiasis and cryptosporidiosis have been reported in captive animals. *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Other internal parasites reported in sugar gliders include nematodes of the genera Parastrongyloides and Paraustrostrongylus and a liver trematode of the genus Athesmia.