Immunohistochemical Assessment of Immune Response in the Dermis of Sarcoptes scabiei —Infested Wild Carnivores (Wolf and Fox) and Ruminants (Chamois and Red Deer)

• Published in: Animals
• Main Authors: Ileana Z. Martínez, Álvaro Oleaga, Irene Sojo, María José García-Iglesias, Claudia Pérez-Martínez, Juan F. García Marín, Ana Balseiro
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020
• Subjects: Sarcoptes scabiei; dermis cellular response; wolf; red fox; chamois; red deer; Veterinary medicine; SF600-1100; Zoology; QL1-991; Lambda; Canis lupus; Mite
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10071146; https://doaj.org/article/5ff77a4dfdc64bd0a186383eb7135d98

Sarcoptic mange is caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei and has been described in several species of domestic and wild mammals. Macroscopic lesions are predominantly hyperkeratotic (type I hypersensitivity) in fox, chamois and deer, but alopecic (type IV hypersensitivity) in wolf and some fox popula...