Between March and December 1999, five free-ranging lynx (Lynx lynx) affected by mange were found dead or shot by game wardens in the Swiss Alps. In the first two cases, Notoedres catiwas isolated from the skin; in the third and fourth case, Sarcoptes scabieiwas the cause of the infection; and in the fifth case, a mixed infection was diagnosed. Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) affected with sarcoptic mange and domestic cats infested with N. catiare likely to be the sources of infection. It seems improbable that mange will occur as an epidemic in lynx in Switzerland, but losses due to infections with N. catiand/or S. scabieimay have an impact on this small, geographically limited lynx population. This is the first report of notoedric mange in a free-ranging lynx and the first report of mange in lynx from Switzer-land.
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Notoedric and Sarcoptic Mange in Free-ranging Lynx from Switzerland Open Access
Marie-Pierre Ryser-Degiorgis;
Marie-Pierre Ryser-Degiorgis
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Andreas Ryser;
Andreas Ryser
1 KORA, Thunstrasse 31, 3074 Muri bei Bern, Switzerland
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Luca N. Bacciarini;
Luca N. Bacciarini
2 Centre for Fish- and Wildlife Health, Institute of Animal Pathology, University of Berne, Länggass-Strasse 122, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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Christof Angst;
Christof Angst
1 KORA, Thunstrasse 31, 3074 Muri bei Bern, Switzerland
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Bruno Gottstein;
Bruno Gottstein
3 Institute of Parasitology, Länggass-Strasse 122, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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Martin Janovsky;
Martin Janovsky
2 Centre for Fish- and Wildlife Health, Institute of Animal Pathology, University of Berne, Länggass-Strasse 122, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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Urs Breitenmoser
Urs Breitenmoser
1 KORA, Thunstrasse 31, 3074 Muri bei Bern, Switzerland
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J Wildl Dis (2002) 38 (1): 228–232.
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Marie-Pierre Ryser-Degiorgis, Andreas Ryser, Luca N. Bacciarini, Christof Angst, Bruno Gottstein, Martin Janovsky, Urs Breitenmoser; Notoedric and Sarcoptic Mange in Free-ranging Lynx from Switzerland. J Wildl Dis 1 January 2002; 38 (1): 228–232. doi: https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-38.1.228
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