Comment on: “The treatment of sarcoptic mange in wildlife: a systematic review”

This letter comments on the article “The treatment of sarcoptic mange in wildlife: a systematic review” published in Parasites & Vectors 2019, 12:99, and discusses the limitations in the use of endectocides for scabies control in free-ranging wildlife. The ecological impact and drug resistance t...

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Autores principales: Moroni, Barbara, Valldeperes, Marta, Serrano, Emmanuel, López-Olvera, Jorge Ramón, Lavín, Santiago, Rossi, Luca
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Letter to the Editor
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7491160/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32933573
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04347-0
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Sumario:This letter comments on the article “The treatment of sarcoptic mange in wildlife: a systematic review” published in Parasites & Vectors 2019, 12:99, and discusses the limitations in the use of endectocides for scabies control in free-ranging wildlife. The ecological impact and drug resistance to ivermectin are also discussed. In our view, scabies control in free-ranging wildlife should be based preferably on population management measures, and whether to apply individual treatments to free-ranging populations should be considered very carefully and avoided where not absolutely warranted.

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