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sarcoptic mange

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sar·cop·tic mange

a cutaneous disease of animals caused by mites of the genus Sarcoptes including Sarcoptes scabiei.
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sarcoptic mange

(sär-kŏp′tĭk)
n.
Mange caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei.
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sarcoptic mange

Animal SCABIES.
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Dogs also can get sarcoptic mange from wildlife if they interact directly or happen to go through the same area close together.
Increased fox abundance, reemergence, and continuous spread of sarcoptic mange in foxes could lead to its emergence in other wild and domestic animal species.
The clinical signsof acute sarcoptic mange may include severe pruritus, alopecia and seborrhea in result of hypersensitivity reaction (Davis et al.
Sarcoptic mange (Sarcoptes scabiei var vulpes) in a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) population in north-west Surrey.
Key words: Camel, Scabies, Arid, Punjab, Sarcoptic mange.
Sarcoptic mange epidemics can cause significant population declines, even local extirpation, in wildlife, especially in species that are already threatened by other factors, such as habitat loss or overexploitation (Fisher et al., 2009).
Sarcoptic mange can be caught via direct contact with an infected animal but it is not a common strain of the disease and it is unusual to see cases in Bahrain.
Effects of sarcoptic mange on coyotes at Wind Cave National Park.
"They were in a horrendous state with the most severe case of sarcoptic mange I've seen in my career," she said.
This edition incorporates new chapters on canine influenza, sarcoptic mange, and staphylococcal pyoderma.
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