title: Sarcoptic mange in captive maras: the first known outbreak and complete recovery with colony-wide acaricide treatment.
abstract: Among 16 maras housed as a colony at a zoo, 2 initially showed generalized dermal lesions on the legs, head and abdomen. Approximately 1 month later, following completion of therapy with amitraz, 6 maras in the same colony, including the 2 previously diseased animals, showed dermal lesions with severe alopecia and crusting. Sarcoptic mange was diagnosed on skin scrapings on the basis of morphological criteria. The mites were highly mobile and abundant in all cases, and no other causative agents were detected. Colony-wide treatment with ivermectin and prednisolone was administered weekly for a total of 4 treatments. After therapy was completed in all cohabitants, follow-up scrapings were negative for Sarcoptes scabiei. This report describes the first known outbreak of sarcoptic mange in captive maras and successful treatment with acaricides.
authors: Animal Health Center of Zoo Land, Daejeon O-World Theme Park, Daejeon 301-212, Korea.
authors: Kyoo-Tae
authors: KT
authors: Kim
authors: Seung-Hun
authors: SH
authors: Lee
authors: Dongmi
authors: D
authors: Kwak
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007306:Insecticides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007559:Ivermectin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D012377:Rodentia / Q000145:classification*; D012532:Scabies / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014052:Toluidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D007306:Insecticides; D014052:Toluidines; C014983:amitraz; D007559:Ivermectin; D011239:Prednisolone
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