Busi Ana, Ospina-Pérez Erika Mayerly, Rodríguez-Hurtado Caterine, Mejía-Fontecha Ingrith Y, Ossa-López Paula A, Rivera-Páez Fredy A, Ramírez-Chaves Héctor E
Grupo de Investigación en Genética, Biodiversidad y Manejo de Ecosistemas (GEBIOME), Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Caldas, Calle 65 No. 26-10, 170004, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia.
Doctorado en Ciencias Agrarias, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad de Caldas, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia.
Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl. 2022 Jul 2;18:266-272. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2022.06.009. eCollection 2022 Aug.
Sarcoptic mange is a highly contagious, worldwide disease that affects the skin of mammals, including humans. It is caused by the mite , however, the information available in wild mammal populations in the world, and particularly in Colombia is limited. Here, we document a new case of sarcoptic mange in an Andean porcupine () from the Andean region of Colombia. We morphologically and molecularly confirmed the mite as and documented the histopathology associated with scabies, and show the different stages of the life cycle of from the Andean porcupine skin samples. Our review of reports of additional cases of scabies in wild mammal species in South America showed 15 species, mostly carnivores, artiodactyls, and rodents. Considering the limited information in Colombia, it is urgent to evaluate the risk of this condition on mammals which would contribute to the epidemiological knowledge and the potential implications of sarcoptic mange in the ecology and conservation of wild mammals in the country.
疥螨病是一种具有高度传染性的全球性疾病，会影响包括人类在内的哺乳动物的皮肤。它由螨虫引起，然而，关于世界上野生哺乳动物种群，尤其是哥伦比亚的野生哺乳动物种群的现有信息有限。在此，我们记录了哥伦比亚安第斯地区一只安第斯豪猪身上疥螨病的一个新病例。我们在形态学和分子水平上确认该螨虫为 ，记录了与疥疮相关的组织病理学情况，并展示了从安第斯豪猪皮肤样本中观察到的该螨虫生命周期的不同阶段。我们对南美洲野生哺乳动物物种中疥疮其他病例报告的综述显示有15个物种，主要是食肉动物、偶蹄目动物和啮齿动物。鉴于哥伦比亚的信息有限，迫切需要评估这种疾病对哺乳动物的风险，这将有助于了解该国野生哺乳动物生态学和保护方面的流行病学知识及疥螨病的潜在影响。
