Clinical signs suggestive of mange infestation in a free-ranging maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) in the Moxos savannahs of Beni, Bolivia

DIAZ LUQUE, JOSÉ ANTONIO; MÜLLER, HELEN; GONZÁLEZ, LYLIAM; BERKUNSKY, IGOR

MASTOZOOLOGíA NEOTROPICAL

UNIDAD DE ZOOLOGÍA Y ECOLOGÍA ANIMAL, INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE INVESTIGACIÓN DE LAS ZONAS ARIDAS, CRICYT, CONICET

Lugar: Mendoza; Año: 2014 vol. 21 p. 135 - 138

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 sug- gestive 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.