Quokkapox virus

Quokkapox virus (QPV), also known as marsupial papillomavirus or marsupialpox virus is a virus which is the cause of quokkapox. It primarily infects the quokka, which is one of only four macropodid marsupials to get pox lesions. The lesions can mainly be seen on the tail, and can be up to 5cm in diameter.

Because the quokka host primarily lives on isolated islands in Western Australia, the range of the virus is limited as well. It was first described in 1972 from samples taken on Rottnest Island.