Journal
PARASITES & VECTORS
Volume 13, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s13071-020-04347-0
Keywords
Sarcoptes scabiei; Wildlife diseases; Ivermectin; Drug resistance; Soil pollution
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- Spanish Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (MINECO) through a Ramon y Cajal agreement [RYC-2016-2020]
- FI-GENCAT Fellowship (Agencia de Gestio d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca) [2020_FI_B2_00049]
- FI-GENCAT Fellowship (European Social Fund) [2020_FI_B2_00049]
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This letter comments on the article The treatment of sarcoptic mange in wildlife: a systematic review published in Parasites & Vectors 2019, 12:99, and discusses the limitations in the use of endectocides for scabies control in free-ranging wildlife. The ecological impact and drug resistance to ivermectin are also discussed. In our view, scabies control in free-ranging wildlife should be based preferably on population management measures, and whether to apply individual treatments to free-ranging populations should be considered very carefully and avoided where not absolutely warranted.
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