RT Journal Article
T1 First Description of Sarcoptic Mange in a Free-Ranging European Wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) from Spain
A1 Nájera, F.
A1 Crespo, E.
A1 García-Talens, A.
A1 Grande-Gómez, R.
A1 Herrera-Sánchez, F. J.
A1 Gentil, M.
A1 Cortés-García, Carmen
A1 Müller, Elisabeth
A1 Calero Bernal, Rafael
A1 Revuelta Rueda, Luis
A2 MDPI, 
AB Sarcoptic mange caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei is a worldwide-distributed skin infestation with a wide range of hosts, among them several species within the Felidae family. Sarcoptes scabiei was diagnosed in a dead adult female European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) from Spain, based on histological evaluation of skin biopsies and identification of the arthropod from skin scrapings and molecular methods. This is the first description of Sarcoptes scabiei in a European wildcat. Due to its critical demography in the southernmost population of the Iberian Peninsula, the impacts of infectious diseases, including sarcoptic mange, as a new potential threat should be considered during disease surveillance programs of the species' populations
PB MPDI
SN 2076-2615
YR 2021
FD 2021-08-25
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/95244
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/95244
LA eng
NO Nájera, F., Crespo, E., García-Talens, A., Grande-Gómez, R., Herrera-Sánchez, F. J., Gentil, M., ... & Revuelta, L. (2021). First description of Sarcoptic mange in a free-ranging European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) from Spain. Animals, 11(9), 2494.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 9 abr 2025