First report of interspecific transmission of sarcoptic mange from Iberian ibex to wild boar

Sarcoptic mange is a globally distributed parasitic disease caused by the burrowing mite Sarcoptes scabiei. This mite has a certain degree of host specificity, although interspecific transmission can occur among phylogenetically related species or through prey–predator mediated exposure. In 2018, a...

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Authors: Valldeperes, Marta, Moroni, Barbara, Rossi, Luca, López‑Olvera, Jorge Ramón, Velarde, Roser, Molinar Min, Anna Rita, Mentaberre García, Gregorio, Serrano, Emmanuel, Angelone, Samer, Lavín, Santiago, Granados, José Enrique
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2021
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repository:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10459.1/72779
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04979-w
http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/72779
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Capra pyrenaica
Visual diagnostic
Sarcoptic mange
Malalties parasitàries
Sarna
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Summary:Sarcoptic mange is a globally distributed parasitic disease caused by the burrowing mite Sarcoptes scabiei. This mite has a certain degree of host specificity, although interspecific transmission can occur among phylogenetically related species or through prey–predator mediated exposure. In 2018, a wild boar (Sus scrofa) with lesions compatible with sarcoptic mange was hunted in Ports de Tortosa i Beseit Natural Park (PTB, north-eastern Spain), where an active epizootic outbreak of sarcoptic mange is affecting Iberian ibexes (Capra pyrenaica) since 2014.

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