RESUMO
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.
Assuntos
Raposas/parasitologia , Escabiose/veterinária , Animais , Animais Selvagens , Bolívia/epidemiologia , Doenças do Cão/epidemiologia , Doenças do Cão/parasitologia , Doenças do Cão/patologia , Cães , Feminino , Masculino , Prevalência , Sarcoptes scabiei/anatomia & histologia , Sarcoptes scabiei/classificação , Escabiose/epidemiologia , Escabiose/patologia , Pele/parasitologia , Pele/patologiaRESUMO
Two species of blood protozoans were identified from blood smears collected from 15 specimens of the Chimango caracara (Milvago chimango) on Isla Grande de Chiloé in southern Chile. These included Leucocytozoon toddi in 13 birds, including all 5 of the 4-6 week old nestlings examined, and 8 of the subadults or adults. One of the nestlings also had a dual infection of L. toddi and Haemoproteus tinnunculi. These are the first reports of blood parasites from M. chimango