Assessing the role of dens in the spread, establishment and persistence of sarcoptic mange in an endangered canid
Sarcoptic mange is a skin disease caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei that can devastate populations of wild species.S.scabiei can survive off-host and remain infective for specific periods.In den-dwelling species, dislodged mites could be protected from click here the environmental conditions that impair their survival thus supporting pathogen tr