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Molecular characterization of Sarcoptes scabiei causing severe mange in two Andean foxes (Lycalopex culpaeus) from Peru.

Luis A Gomez-Puerta, Javier Jara-Vila, Miguel Anampa, Julia M Garayar, Wendy Rojas-Anticona, Hugo Castillo

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Luis A Gomez-PuertaDepartment of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, School of Veterinary Medicine, Av. Circunvalacion 2800. San Borja, Lima, 15021, Peru. lgomezp@unmsm.edu.pe.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7909-979X
Javier Jara-VilaServicio Nacional Forestal y de Fauna Silvestre (SERFOR), Administración Técnica Forestal y de Fauna Silvestre (ATFFS), Av. Javier Prado Oeste 2442, Lima, 15076, Peru.
Miguel AnampaServicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas, Reserva Nacional Pampa Galeras Bárbara D'Achille, Calle Los Petirrojos 355 - Urb. El Palomar, Lima, 15036, Peru.
Julia M GarayarDepartment of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, School of Veterinary Medicine, Av. Circunvalacion 2800. San Borja, Lima, 15021, Peru.
Wendy Rojas-AnticonaServicio Nacional Forestal y de Fauna Silvestre (SERFOR), Administración Técnica Forestal y de Fauna Silvestre (ATFFS), Av. Javier Prado Oeste 2442, Lima, 15076, Peru.
Hugo CastilloDepartment of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, School of Veterinary Medicine, Av. Circunvalacion 2800. San Borja, Lima, 15021, Peru.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2396-0659
National University of San Marcos · PEHospital Posadas · AR

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Abstract

Cases of sarcoptic mange in the wildlife population have been increasing around the world in recent years. In this study, we report the first case of severe sarcoptic mange in two Andean foxes (Lycalopex culpaeus) and molecularly analyze the collected mites. The National Forestry and Wildlife Service of Lima, Peru, found an adult male Andean fox in the province of Callao in August 2022. The veterinarians decided to euthanize the fox due to the severity of the mange. In August 2023, an adult male Andean fox was found dead in the province of Huaral by veterinarians. Both foxes were sent to the veterinary school in Lima for necropsy. Skin samples from different body zones were digested in buffer lysis, and mites were detected in the tissue samples. A morphological diagnosis identified the mites as Sarcoptes scabiei. The mites from both foxes had the same nuclear (ITS2) and mitochondrial (cox1) genetic marker sequences as the S. scabiei sequences from dogs, vicunas, Andean foxes, and water buffalos recorded in GenBank. Unlike ITS2, phylogenetic analysis of S. scabiei cox1 showed host-related nucleotide sequence polymorphisms. Future molecular studies of S. scabiei from different hosts and localities will be necessary to better understand the transmission of this disease in Andean foxes.

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FoxesScabiesAnimalsAnimals, WildMalePeruPhylogenySarcoptes scabieiCanidFoxLycalopexMangeMiteSarcopticWildlife

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