Sarcoptic mange: An emerging panzootic in wildlife

LE Escobar, S Carver, PC Cross… - Transboundary and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sarcoptic mange, a skin infestation caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei, is an emerging
disease for some species of wildlife, potentially jeopardizing their welfare and conservation …

The treatment of sarcoptic mange in wildlife: a systematic review

ML Rowe, PL Whiteley, S Carver - Parasites & Vectors, 2019 - Springer
Background Sarcoptic mange, caused by the Sarcoptes scabiei mite, is an infectious
disease of wildlife, domestic animals and humans with international importance. Whilst a …

Invasive pathogen drives host population collapse: Effects of a travelling wave of sarcoptic mange on bare‐nosed wombats

AM Martin, CP Burridge, J Ingram… - Journal of Applied …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Emerging and invasive pathogens can have long‐lasting impacts on susceptible wildlife
populations, including localized collapse and extirpation. Management of threatening …

Host, environment, and anthropogenic factors drive landscape dynamics of an environmentally transmitted pathogen: Sarcoptic mange in the bare‐nosed wombat

EM Ringwaldt, BW Brook, JC Buettel… - Journal of Animal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the spatial dynamics and drivers of wildlife pathogens is constrained by
sampling logistics, with implications for advancing the field of landscape epidemiology and …

The Distinctive Biology and Characteristics of the Bare-Nosed Wombat (Vombatus ursinus)

S Carver, GL Stannard, AM Martin - Annual Review of Animal …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
The bare-nosed wombat is an iconic Australian fauna with remarkable biological
characteristics and mythology. This solitary, muscular, fossorial, herbivorous marsupial from …

Fluralaner as a novel treatment for sarcoptic mange in the bare-nosed wombat (Vombatus ursinus): safety, pharmacokinetics, efficacy and practicable use

V Wilkinson, K Takano, D Nichols, A Martin, R Holme… - Parasites & vectors, 2021 - Springer
Background Sarcoptic mange causes significant animal welfare and occasional
conservation concerns for bare-nosed wombats (Vombatus ursinus) throughout their range …

Sarcoptic mange outbreak decimates south American wild camelid populations in San Guillermo National Park, Argentina

HDV Ferreyra, J Rudd, J Foley, RET Vanstreels… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Sarcoptic mange epidemics can devastate wildlife populations. In 2014, mange was first
detected in vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna) and guanacos (Lama guanicoe) in San Guillermo …

Density independent decline from an environmentally transmitted parasite

S Carver, ZM Lewin, LG Burgess… - Biology …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Invasive environmentally transmitted parasites have the potential to cause declines in host
populations independent of host density, but this is rarely characterized in naturally …

The range of the mange: Spatiotemporal patterns of sarcoptic mange in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) as revealed by camera trapping

D Carricondo-Sanchez, M Odden, JDC Linnell… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Sarcoptic mange is a widely distributed disease that affects numerous mammalian species.
We used camera traps to investigate the apparent prevalence and spatiotemporal dynamics …

The emergence of sarcoptic mange in Australian wildlife: an unresolved debate

TA Fraser, M Charleston, A Martin, A Polkinghorne… - Parasites & …, 2016 - Springer
Due to its suspected increase in host range and subsequent global diversification,
Sarcoptes scabiei has important implications at a global scale for wildlife conservation and …