Outbreak of sarcoptic mange in alpacas (Vicugna pacos) and control with repeated subcutaneous ivermectin injections

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 186-191

  Twomey, D F ^a   Birch, E S ^b   Schock, A ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b Seymour Cottage Veterinary Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alpaca; Death; Ivermectin; Sarcoptic mange; Skin disease; South American camelid

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SARCOPTIC MANGE; SEBORRHEA; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN DISEASE; VICUGNA PACOS;

ANIMALS; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; INSECTICIDES; IVERMECTIN; MALE; SCABIES;

CAMELIDAE; LAMA PACOS; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; VICUGNA PACOS;

EID: 58249094966     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.10.023     Document Type: Article

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