Title
Current situation of mange and parasitic infections in vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna) of the Cuzco Region, Peru
Other title
[Situación actual de la sarna e infecciones parasitarias en vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna) de la Región Cusco, Perú]
Date Issued
24 June 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The aim of this study was to identify and evaluate the cases of scabies caused by Sarcoptes scabiei and endoparasites in wild and captive vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna) from the Cusco Region, Peru. Scrapings of skin lesions were made and faecal samples were taken during the capture of vicuñas during the chaccus. The frequency of S. scabiei was 1.9% (54/2826), being 6.1% (48/777) in the wild and 0.2% (6/2049) in captivity. Likewise, F. hepatica (2.0%), Strongylus type eggs (42.1%), Nematodirus sp (6.8%), N. spathiger (26.5%), Trichuris sp (4.0%), Eimeria spp (85.0%), and Moniezia spp (2.7%) were found in a sample of 147 animals, being most cases monoparasitism.
Volume
32
Issue
3
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Parasitología
Ciencia veterinaria
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85111745394
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus