Title
Chorioptic mange in a wild Japanese serow
Author(s)
Shibata A., Yachimori S., Morita T., Kanda E., Ike K., Imai S.
Published
2003
Publisher
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Abstract
Parasitologic and histopathologic examinations were performed on a wild Japanese serow (Capricornis crispus) with severe dermatitis from Tochigi, Japan in February 1999. The serow was infested with a large number Chorioptes bovis. Marked parakeratotic hyperkeratosis was characteristic of the lesions induced by these mites. Japanese serow is a new host of C. bovis. © Wildlife Disease Association 2003.
Keywords
animal; animal disease; article; bovids; case report; classification; fatality; female; histology; infestation; Japan; male; parasitology; pathology; Psoroptidae; skin; wild animal; Animals; Animals, Wild; Fatal Outcome; Female; Japan; Male; Mite Infestations; Psoroptidae; Ruminants; Skin; Acari; Capricornis; Capricornis crispus; Chorioptes; Naemorhedus sumatraensis

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