Title: Characterisation and analysis of thioredoxin peroxidase as a potential antigen for the serodiagnosis of sarcoptic mange in rabbits by dot-ELISA

Urban areas are becoming increasingly important for wildlife as diminishing natural habitats no longer represent a suitable environment for many species. Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) are nowadays common in many cities worldwide, and in recent years they have colonized urban areas in Estonia. We used a public web-based questionnaire approach to evaluate the distribution and behaviour of Estonian ur...

From November of 1994 to June of 1996 an epizootic of mange, probably caused by the mite Notoedres cati, occurred in white-nosed coatis (Nasua narica) in the tropical dry forests of the Chamela-Cuixmala Biosphere Reserve in western Mexico. A monitoring scheme to determine the extent and severity of the epizootic within coatis was implemented. Trapping periods and transects were conducted for 2 ...

INTRODUCTION Pigs suffer from a variety of parasitic infections/infestations, among which the incidence of mange is high. Mange affecting pigs has become a major constraint in pig production in India. Surcoptes scabi var suis is the most important ectoparasite throughout the world and is confined mostly to the ears (Sheahan, 1975). It burrows into the epidermis and causes irritation and thicken...

BACKGROUND In Zambia, translocation of wildlife from National Parks to private owned game ranches demands that only animals free of infectious diseases that could adversely affect the expansion of the wildlife industry should be translocated to game ranches. Sarcoptes mange (Sarcoptes scarbiei) has been involved in the reduction of wildlife populations in some species. RESULTS Sarcoptes mange...

BACKGROUND Scabies caused by Sarcoptes scabiei is a widespread but a neglected tropical zoonosis. In this study, we characterised a S. scabiei thioredoxin peroxidase (SsTPx) and evaluated a recombinant SsTPx as a diagnostic antigen in rabbits. METHODS The open reading frame of the gene encoding SsTPx-2 was amplified and the recombinant protein was expressed in Escherichia coli cells and purif...

Tigray Region used to be an important source of hides and skins in Ethiopia. However, today the quality and quantity have significantly declined, for which external parasites are incriminated as major causes. Epidemiological study on mange mite, lice and sheep keds of small ruminants was conducted, from Feb.-Aug./2003, with the objectives of determining the distribution and the major risk facto...