TY - JOUR
T1 - Chorioptic mange in an American black bear (Ursus americanus) from Massachusetts, USA
AU - Niedringhaus, Kevin D.
AU - Brown, Justin D.
AU - Murray, Maureen
AU - Oliveira, Bruno C.M.
AU - Yabsley, Michael J.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife for assistance with release. Funding was partially provided by the sponsorship of state fish and wildlife agencies to the SCWDS. Support from the states to SCWDS was provided in part by the Federal Aid to Wildlife Restoration Act (50 Stat. 917). At CSVM, the authors thank Avery Berkowitz for laboratory assistance and Giovanni Widmer for financial support through grant R21AI125891 from the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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PY - 2021/7
Y1 - 2021/7
N2 - American black bears (Ursus ameri-canus) are increasingly reported to develop mange. This report describes a case of mange associated with a Chorioptes species, which has not previously been reported, to our knowledge, in free-ranging black bears. Basic clinical findings as well as methods of identification for this mite are provided.
AB - American black bears (Ursus ameri-canus) are increasingly reported to develop mange. This report describes a case of mange associated with a Chorioptes species, which has not previously been reported, to our knowledge, in free-ranging black bears. Basic clinical findings as well as methods of identification for this mite are provided.
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U2 - 10.7589/JWD-D-20-00143
DO - 10.7589/JWD-D-20-00143
M3 - Letter
C2 - 33979444
AN - SCOPUS:85111591157
SN - 0090-3558
VL - 57
SP - 701
EP - 704
JO - Journal of wildlife diseases
JF - Journal of wildlife diseases
IS - 3
ER -