The opportunistic Sarcoptes scabiei: A new episode from giraffe in the drought-suffering Kenya

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 185, Issue 2-4, 2012, Pages 359-363

  Alasaad, S ^a,b,d   Ndeereh, D ^c   Rossi, L ^d   Bornstein, S ^e   Permunian, R ^d   Soriguer, R C ^b   Gakuya, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^c KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^e NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Drought; Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata; Neglected parasite; Parasite control; Sarcoptes scabiei; Wajir Region

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GIRAFFE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KENYA; MALE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SARCOPTIC MANGE; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNGULATE; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANTELOPES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DROUGHTS; FEMALE; KENYA; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SCABIES;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS; GIRAFFIDAE; SARCOPTES; SARCOPTES SCABIEI;

EID: 84858285476     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.10.039     Document Type: Article

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