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| Title |
The threatening but unpredictable Sarcoptes scabiei: first deadly outbreak in the Himalayan lynx, Lynx lynx isabellinus, from Pakistan
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| Published in |
Parasites & Vectors, July 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13071-016-1685-0 |
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| Authors |
Khalid Hameed, Samer Angelone-Alasaad, Jaffar Ud Din, Muhammad Ali Nawaz, Luca Rossi |
| Abstract |
Although neglected, the mite Sarcoptes scabiei is an unpredictable emerging parasite, threatening human and animal health globally. In this paper we report the first fatal outbreak of sarcoptic mange in the endangered Himalayan lynx (Lynx lynx isabellinus) from Pakistan. A 10-year-old male Himalayan lynx was found in a miserable condition with severe crusted lesions in Chitral District, and immediately died. Post-mortem examination determined high S. scabiei density (1309 mites/cm(2) skin). It is most probably a genuine emergence, resulting from a new incidence due to the host-taxon derived or prey-to-predator cross-infestation hypotheses, and less probable to be apparent emergence resulting from increased infection in the Himalayan lynx population. This is an alarming situation for the conservation of this already threatened population, which demands surveillance for early detection and eventually rescue and treatment of the affected Himalayan lynx. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 2 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 30 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 23% |
| Researcher | 4 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 13% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 7% |
| Other | 4 | 13% |
| Unknown | 6 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 27% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 4 | 13% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 13% |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 7% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 4 | 13% |
| Unknown | 7 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 August 2016.
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#2,827
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