Comment on: “The treatment of sarcoptic mange in wildlife: a systematic review”
Open Access
- 15 September 2020
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Parasites & Vectors
- Vol. 13 (1), 1-4
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04347-0
Abstract
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.Keywords
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