%0 Journal Article
%T First record of notoedric mange in ocelot (Leopardus pardalis Linnaeus, 1758) in the amazon region, Brazil
%A Scofield
%A Alessandra
%A Santos
%A Rafaelle Cunha dos
%A Carvalho
%A Nadino
%A Martins
%A ¨¢urea Linhares
%A G¨®es-Cavalcante
%A Gustavo
%J Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterin¨¢ria
%D 2011
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.1590/S1984-29612011000400014
%X this paper describes a case of notoedric mange in an ocelot (leopardus pardalis) in the brazilian amazon region. a young male of approximately four months of age that was illegally kept as a pet was apprehended in altamira, state of par¨¢, northern brazil. the animal was transported to the mangal das gar£¿as park in the state's capital city of bel¨¦m. the ocelot had pruritus and lesions suggestive of scabies in the head. skin scraping material was examined under optic microscopy. there was seen a large number of eggs, larvae, nymphs and adult mites. the mean female and male sizes were 230.2 ¡Á 200.4 ¦̀m and 137.6 ¡Á 104.9 ¦̀m. based on the morphologic characteristics and morphometric analysis, this mite was classified as notoedres cati. this is the first report of notoedric mange in l. pardalis from brazilian amazon.
%K notoedres cati
%K ocelot
%K amazon
%K brazil.
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