Chorioptic Mange in an American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) from Massachusetts, USA

Kevin D Niedringhaus; Justin D Brown; Maureen Murray; Bruno C M Oliveira; Michael J Yabsley

doi:10.7589/JWD-D-20-00143

Chorioptic Mange in an American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) from Massachusetts, USA

J Wildl Dis. 2021 Jul 1;57(3):701-704. doi: 10.7589/JWD-D-20-00143.

Authors

Kevin D Niedringhaus¹, Justin D Brown², Maureen Murray³, Bruno C M Oliveira³, Michael J Yabsley⁴

Affiliations

¹ Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, 589 D. W. Brooks Drive, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA.
² Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, 110 Research Unit A, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
³ Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton, Massachusetts 01536, USA.
⁴ Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, 180 E Green Street, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA.

PMID: 33979444
DOI: 10.7589/JWD-D-20-00143

Abstract

American black bears (Ursus americanus) are increasingly reported to develop mange. This report describes a case of mange associated with a Chorioptes species, which has not previously been reported, to our knowledge, in free-ranging black bears. Basic clinical findings as well as methods of identification for this mite are provided.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Massachusetts
Mite Infestations* / veterinary
Mites*
United States
Ursidae*