Demodicosis in a Free-Ranging Eurasian Brown Bear (Ursus arctos arctos) Cub in the Endangered Cantabrian Population, Spain.

A free-living female Cantabrian brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos) cub severely affected by mange in Asturias (northern Spain) represented the first report of demodicosis for this species. After antimicrobial, antiparasitic, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic therapy it recovered and was released back i...

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Published in:Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Main Authors: Oleaga, Álvaro, Fayos, Manena, Balseiro, Ana, Borragán, Santiago, de Pedro, Gabriel, Armenteros, José Ángel, Balsera, Ramón, Moreiro, Magalí, Sastre, Natalia, Ferrer, Lluís
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Silverchair Information Systems 2024
Subjects:
Ursus arctos
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-23-00170
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38747050
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Summary:A free-living female Cantabrian brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos) cub severely affected by mange in Asturias (northern Spain) represented the first report of demodicosis for this species. After antimicrobial, antiparasitic, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic therapy it recovered and was released back into the wild to the eastern Cantabrian brown bear subpopulation.

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