Hedgehogs as a possible reservoir of sarcoptic mange for wild and domesticruminants

Authors
Yeruham, I Rosen, S Hadani, A
Citation
I. Yeruham et al., Hedgehogs as a possible reservoir of sarcoptic mange for wild and domesticruminants, ACAROLOGIA, 40(1), 1999, pp. 65-67
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
ACAROLOGIA
ISSN journal
0044586X → ACNP
Volume
40
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
65 - 67
Database
ISI
SICI code
0044-586X(199901)40:1<65:HAAPRO>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus, Hemiechinus auritus) infested with Sarcopte s scabiei were caught in three zoological gardens and in three small rumina nt farms (one sheep and two goats) where sarcoptic mange was diagnosed. The infested hedgehogs might have served as a reservoir of S. scabiei for the domestic and wild ruminants in these sites. It is suggested that hedgehogs might play a role in the epidemiology of sarcoptic mange.