| mange caused by sarcoptes scabiei (acari: sarcoptidae) in wild raccoon dogs, nyctereutes procyonoides, in kanagawa prefecture, japan. | parasitological and histopathological examinations were performed in 25 raccoon dogs (nyctereutes procyonoides) obtained in kanagawa prefecture, japan, all of which were found to be heavily infected with sarcoptes scabiei. the mites detected on these raccoon dogs were morphologically indistinguishable from the human species, and no demodex mites were detected. histopathological examinations showed prominent hyperkeratosis and acanthosis with eczema, and numerous burrows containing mites were obs ... | 2001 | 11346184 |
| hematology and serum biochemistry in debilitated, free-ranging raccoon dogs (nyctereutes procyonoides) infested with sarcoptic mange. | frequent outbreaks of sarcoptes scabiei infestation in raccoon dogs (nyctereutes procyonoides) have been reported in japan. although many raccoon dogs are brought to kanazawa zoological garden (yokohama, kanagawa, japan) because of s. scabiei infestation and debilitation, some of them die of asthenia. the clinical status of severely debilitated raccoon dogs must be determined to save their lives. in this study, we compared hematological and serum biochemical values between severely debilitated a ... | 2011 | 21749931 |