Sarcoptic mange in wild ruminants in Spain: solving the epidemiological enigma using microsatellite markers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Spain, sarcoptic mange was first described in native wildlife in 1987 in Cazorla Natural Park, causing the death of nearly 95% of the local native population of Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica). Since then, additional outbreaks have been identified in several populations of ibex and other wild ungulate species throughout the country. Although the first epizootic outbreak in wildlife was attributed to the introduction of an infected herd of domestic goats, the origin and the cause of its persistence remain unclear. The main aims of this study are to understand (i) the number of Sarcoptes scabiei "strains" circulating in wild ruminant populations in Spain, and (ii) the molecular epidemiological relationships between S. scabiei and its hosts.

Methods

Ten Sarcoptes m

SUBMITTER: Moroni B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7981868 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature