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Title
Sarcoptic mange in free-ranging pampas foxes in the Gran Chaco, Bolivia
Author(s)
Deem S.L., Noss A.J., Cuellar R.L., Villarroel R., Linn M.J., Forrester D.J.
Published
2002
Publisher
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Abstract
Sarcoptes scabiei infestation was diagnosed in two freshly dead free-ranging pampas foxes (Pseudalopex gymnocercus) in the Gran Chaco, Bolivia. Diagnosis was made based on histologic evaluation of skin biopsies and identification of the parasite from skin scrapings. Characteristic gross lesions consistent with mange were noted in 19 of 94 observations of free-ranging pampas foxes in the region from December 1998 to January 2000. None of 16 crab-eating foxes (Cerdocyon thous) observed during the same time period had visible lesions consistent with scabies. These are the first case reports of S. scabiei in pampas foxes.
Keywords
animal; animal disease; article; Bolivia; case report; classification; dog; dog disease; female; fox; histology; male; parasitology; pathology; prevalence; Sarcoptes scabiei; scabies; skin; wild animal; Animals; Animals, Wild; Bolivia; Dog Diseases; Dogs; Female; Foxes; Male; Prevalence; Sarcoptes scabiei; Scabies; Skin
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