Comment on: “The treatment of sarcoptic mange in wildlife: a systematic review”

Parasites & Vectors

Barbara Moroni¹  Luca Rossi¹  Jorge Ramón López-Olvera²  Marta Valldeperes²  Santiago Lavín²  Emmanuel Serrano² 

[1] Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Universitá di Torino, Grugliasco, Torino, Italy;Wildlife Ecology & Health group (WE&H), and Serveid’Ecopatologia de Fauna Salvatge (SEFaS), Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra, Spain;

关键词: Sarcoptes scabiei;    Wildlife diseases;    Ivermectin;    Drug resistance;    Soil pollution;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13071-020-04347-0

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

This letter comments on the article “The treatment of sarcoptic mange in wildlife: a systematic review” published in Parasites & Vectors 2019, 12:99, and discusses the limitations in the use of endectocides for scabies control in free-ranging wildlife. The ecological impact and drug resistance to ivermectin are also discussed. In our view, scabies control in free-ranging wildlife should be based preferably on population management measures, and whether to apply individual treatments to free-ranging populations should be considered very carefully and avoided where not absolutely warranted.

【 授权许可】

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