Sarcoptic mange: An emerging panzootic in wildlife

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dc.contributor.authorEscobar, Luis E.en
dc.contributor.authorCarver, Scotten
dc.contributor.authorCross, Paul C.en
dc.contributor.authorRossi, Lucaen
dc.contributor.authorAlmberg, Emily S.en
dc.contributor.authorYabsley, Michael J.en
dc.contributor.authorNiedringhaus, Kevin D.en
dc.contributor.authorVan Wick, Peachen
dc.contributor.authorDominguez-Villegas, Ernestoen
dc.contributor.authorGakuya, Francisen
dc.contributor.authorXie, Yueen
dc.contributor.authorAngelone, Sameren
dc.contributor.authorGortázar, Christianen
dc.contributor.authorAstorga, Franciscaen
dc.contributor.departmentFish and Wildlife Conservationen
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-01T12:00:22Zen
dc.date.available2021-07-01T12:00:22Zen
dc.date.issued2021-03-23en
dc.description.abstractSarcoptic mange, a skin infestation caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei, is an emerging disease for some species of wildlife, potentially jeopardizing their welfare and conservation. Sarcoptes scabiei has a near-global distribution facilitated by its forms of transmission and use of a large diversity of host species (many of those with broad geographic distribution). In this review, we synthesize the current knowledge concerning the geographic and host taxonomic distribution of mange in wildlife, the epidemiological connections between species, and the potential threat of sarcoptic mange for wildlife conservation. Recent sarcoptic mange outbreaks in wildlife appear to demonstrate ongoing geographic spread, increase in the number of hosts and increased virulence. Sarcoptic mange has been reported in at least 12 orders, 39 families and 148 species of domestic and wild mammals, making it one of the most generalist ectoparasites of mammals. Taxonomically, the orders with most species found infested so far include Perissodactyla (67% species from the entire order), Artiodactyla (47%), and Diprotodontia (67% from this order). This suggests that new species from these mammal orders are likely to suffer cross-species transmission and be reported positive to sarcoptic mange as surveillance improves. We propose a new agenda for the study of sarcoptic mange in wildlife, including the study of the global phylogeography of S. scabiei, linkages between ecological host traits and sarcoptic mange susceptibility, immunology of individuals and species, development of control strategies in wildlife outbreaks and the effects of global environmental change in the sarcoptic mange system. The ongoing transmission globally and sustained spread among areas and wildlife species make sarcoptic mange an emerging panzootic in wildlife. A better understanding of sarcoptic mange could illuminate the aspects of ecological and evolutionary drivers in cross-species transmission for many emerging diseases.en
dc.description.adminPublic domain – authored by a U.S. government employeeen
dc.description.notesMariana Castaneda-Guzman provided support in figure preparation. Anila Kalonia assisted with identifying reports of S. scabiei among host species. This research was supported by the Australian Research Council Linkage Program (LP180101251) to Scott Carver. Luis Escobar was supported by the Global Change Center and the Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Arthropod-borne Pathogens at Virginia Tech. Any use of trade, firm or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.en
dc.description.sponsorshipAustralian Research Council Linkage ProgramAustralian Research Council [LP180101251]; Global Change Center at Virginia Tech; Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Arthropod-borne Pathogens at Virginia Tech; Arthropod-borne Pathogens at Virginia Techen
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.14082en
dc.identifier.eissn1865-1682en
dc.identifier.issn1865-1674en
dc.identifier.pmid33756055en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/104078en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsPublic Domainen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/en
dc.subjectpanzooticen
dc.subjectSarcoptesen
dc.subjectspilloveren
dc.subjectwildlife conservationen
dc.subjectwildlife diseaseen
dc.titleSarcoptic mange: An emerging panzootic in wildlifeen
dc.title.serialTransboundary and Emerging Diseasesen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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