Sarcoptic mange in vicuña (Vicugna vicugna) population in Peru

Twenty-four out of 200 vicuñas (>1-year-old) were found with skin lesions that were consistent with mange, characterised at various sites (ventral abdomen, inguinal region and limbs) by alopecia, erythema, thick crusts and fissured skin ( Figs 1 and 2 ). FIG 1; (a and b) Affected vicuñas showed s...

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Published in:Veterinary record 2013-09, Vol.173 (11), p.269-269
Main Authors: Gomez-Puerta, L. A., Olazabal, J., Taylor, C. E., Cribillero, N. G., Lopez-Urbina, M. T., Gonzalez, A. E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Alpacas
Animal Husbandry - methods
Animals
Animals, Domestic
Animals, Wild
Antiparasitic Agents - administration & dosage
Antiparasitic Agents - adverse effects
Antiparasitic Agents - therapeutic use
Baldness
Camelids, New World - parasitology
Community
Conservation biology
Dermatology
Disease
Drug Administration Schedule - veterinary
Drug Resistance
Epidemiology
Fatalities
Female
Ivermectin - administration & dosage
Ivermectin - adverse effects
Ivermectin - therapeutic use
Male
Parasites
Parasitology
Peru - epidemiology
Population
Pruritus
Sarcoptes
Scabies - drug therapy
Scabies - epidemiology
Scabies - veterinary
Sea level
Skin
South American camelids
Veterinary medicine
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Summary:Twenty-four out of 200 vicuñas (>1-year-old) were found with skin lesions that were consistent with mange, characterised at various sites (ventral abdomen, inguinal region and limbs) by alopecia, erythema, thick crusts and fissured skin ( Figs 1 and 2 ). FIG 1; (a and b) Affected vicuñas showed skin lesions, mainly affecting internal legs, inguinal zone, and ventral abdomen FIG 2; Severe skin lesions affecting the legs of vicuñas. (a) Carpus showed chronic skin lesion: thick, fissured, lichenified and crusted skin. (b) Axillary area showed thick crusts covering skin Skin scrapings were collected from all clinically affected animals and were preserved in labelled vials with 70 per cent ethanol (one to two weeks) before being soaked in 10 per cent potassium hydroxide (KOH) solution for 12 hours (overnight). Smith M. C. ( 2011 ) Skin diseases in the alpaca (Vicugna pacos): a literature review and retrospective analysis of 68 cases (Cornell University 1997-2006).
ISSN:0042-4900
2042-7670
DOI:10.1136/vr.101320