Treat Yourself: Pilot Testing a New Method to Treat Mange in Wild Carnivores.

Autor:	Ausband DE; US Geological Survey, Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Idaho, 875 Perimeter Drive, MS 1141, Moscow, Idaho 83844, USA., Rebholz PF; Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Idaho, 975 West 6th Street, Moscow, Idaho 83844, USA., Moriarty JG; National Park Service, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, 401 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91360, USA., Riley SPD; National Park Service, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, 401 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91360, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of wildlife diseases [J Wildl Dis] 2024 Apr 01; Vol. 60 (2), pp. 507-512.
DOI:	10.7589/JWD-D-23-00075
Abstrakt:	Mange is a skin disease caused by mites that parasitize an animal's skin, often yielding inflamed immune responses and hair loss. At a population level, mange may reduce survival and cause population declines. Many forms of mange can be treated quite effectively when an animal is in hand; however, this is not often feasible for many free-ranging wildlife populations. Some animals, particularly territorial carnivores, will rub or roll to scent mark and transmit information about their presence to other individuals. We posited that rub stations comprised, in part, of anthelmintic medication and foreign scents that induce rubbing could be used to remotely treat mange in the wild. We deployed 39 rub stations containing lure and dye in Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Southern California, USA, October-November 2022. Carnivores rubbed or rolled at >97% of rub stations, with coyotes (Canis latrans), gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), and bobcats (Lynx rufus) being the most abundant species. Time to first rub or roll was generally <1 wk. Several sympatric species (e.g., mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus) were detected at rub stations but did not rub. Our pilot test provides strong evidence that treating mange in wild carnivores may be possible using the remote medicinal rub stations we describe. Future efforts to add medicine to rub stations and monitor for a change in mange prevalence are a logical next step. (© Wildlife Disease Association 2024.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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