Infestation with Sarcoptes scabiei was diagnosed from four wild raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) accidentally captured and presented to the Animal Health Center in Seoul Grand Park Zoo, Korea. Diagnosis was done by microscopic and histologic examination from skin lesions. Sarcoptes scabiei was the only species detected from the lesions and characterized by dorsoventrally flattened and round bodies, sucker-like pulvilli borne on long nonjointed pretarsi, triangular scales and spinelike setae on the dorsum, and three epimeres that are chitinous extensions of the coxae of the legs. In addition, infiltration of mast cells in the dermis was associated with infestation of the burrowing mite. This is the first report of sarcoptic mange in raccoon dogs in Korea. Because heavy infestation with S. scabiei was found in all of the captured wild raccoon dogs, further work is necessary to develop prophylactic interventions to prevent the spread of sarcoptic mange in free-living raccoon dogs in Korea.
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1 December 2008
Sarcoptic Mange in Wild Raccoon Dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in Korea
Kyung-Yeon Eo,
Oh-Deog Kwon,
Nam-Shik Shin,
Taekyun Shin,
Dongmi Kwak
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Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Vol. 39 • No. 4
December 2008
Vol. 39 • No. 4
December 2008
Korea
mast cell
Nyctereutes procyonoides
Sarcoptes scabiei
sarcoptic mange
wild raccoon dog