title: Notoedric mange in two free-ranging mountain lions (Puma concolor).
abstract: Two mountain lions (Puma con-color) were found dead in the Simi Hills area of southern California (Ventura County). Postmortem examination and toxicological analyses indicated that the cause of death was anticoagulant rodenticide intoxication. In addition, both lions had marked alopecia and skin crusts, caused by Notoedres cati. The diagnosis of notoedric mange was confirmed by histology and direct examination of mites obtained from skin scrapings of the two animals. Histologically, the affected skin showed acanthotic epidermis with parakeratosis and parasitic tunnels in the stratum corneum. This is the first report of the pathological changes associated with notoedric mange in free-ranging mountain lions.
authors.affiliation: California Animal Health and Food Safety, San Bernardino Branch, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 92408, USA. fuzal@cahfs.ucdavis.edu
authors.forename: Francisco A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Uzal
authors.forename: Robin S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Houston
authors.forename: Seth P D
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Riley
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Poppenga
authors.forename: Jenee
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Odani
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Boyce
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000469:parasitology; D002140:California; D002423:Cause of Death; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D046011:Puma / Q000469:parasitology*; D012378:Rodenticides / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D012378:Rodenticides