title: Sarcoptic mange in free-ranging pampas foxes in the Gran Chaco, Bolivia.
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.
authors.affiliation: Field Veterinary Program, Wildlife Conservation Society, 2300 Southern Boulevard, New York 10460, USA. sdeem@wcs.org
authors.forename: Sharon L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Deem
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Noss
authors.forename: Rosa Leny
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Cuéllar
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Villarroel
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Linn
authors.forename: Donald J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Forrester
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D001838:Bolivia / Q000453:epidemiology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005589:Foxes / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012520:Sarcoptes scabiei / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification; D012532:Scabies / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012867:Skin / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology