Abstract

DIAZ LUQUE, José A; MULLER, Helen; GONZALEZ, Lyliam  and  BERKUNSKY, Igor. Clinical signs suggestive of mange infestation in a free-ranging maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) in the Moxos Savannahs of Beni, Bolivia. Mastozool. neotrop. [online]. 2014, vol.21, n.1, pp.135-138. ISSN 0327-9383.

Sarcoptic mange is usually endemic in wild canid populations. Several other infectious and parasitic disease agents have been reported for free-ranging maned wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus). This field report documents the sighting of a free-ranging maned wolf in the Beni department of Bolivia with clinical signs suggestive of sarcoptic mange-like infestation. The constant threat of transmission of mange from domestic dogs as well as other species of wild canids could have detrimental effects on the population.

Keywords : Bolivia; Canidae; Maned wolf; Mange; Moxos savannahs.

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