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The threatening but unpredictable Sarcoptes scabiei: first deadly outbreak in the Himalayan lynx, Lynx lynx isabellinus, from Pakistan.
Hameed, Khalid; Angelone-Alasaad, Samer; Din, Jaffar Ud; Nawaz, Muhammad Ali; Rossi, Luca.
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  • Hameed K; Department of Zoology, Mirpur University of Science & Technology (MUST), Mirpur Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan.
  • Angelone-Alasaad S; Department of Zoology, Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
  • Din JU; Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies (IEU), University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057, Zürich, Switzerland. sameralasaad@hotmail.com.
  • Nawaz MA; Estación Biológica de Doñana, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Avda, Américo Vespucio s/n, 41092, Sevilla, Spain. sameralasaad@hotmail.com.
  • Rossi L; Snow Leopard Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Parasit Vectors ; 9(1): 402, 2016 07 19.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27435176
Although neglected, the mite Sarcoptes scabiei is an unpredictable emerging parasite, threatening human and animal health globally. In this paper we report the first fatal outbreak of sarcoptic mange in the endangered Himalayan lynx (Lynx lynx isabellinus) from Pakistan. A 10-year-old male Himalayan lynx was found in a miserable condition with severe crusted lesions in Chitral District, and immediately died. Post-mortem examination determined high S. scabiei density (1309 mites/cm(2) skin). It is most probably a genuine emergence, resulting from a new incidence due to the host-taxon derived or prey-to-predator cross-infestation hypotheses, and less probable to be apparent emergence resulting from increased infection in the Himalayan lynx population. This is an alarming situation for the conservation of this already threatened population, which demands surveillance for early detection and eventually rescue and treatment of the affected Himalayan lynx.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Sarcoptes scabiei / Escabiosis / Brotes de Enfermedades / Lynx Tipo de estudio: Screening_studies Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: Parasit Vectors Año: 2016 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Pakistán Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Sarcoptes scabiei / Escabiosis / Brotes de Enfermedades / Lynx Tipo de estudio: Screening_studies Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: Parasit Vectors Año: 2016 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Pakistán Pais de publicación: Reino Unido