Parasites, Hosts and Diseases

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Two Cases of Mange Mite (Sarcoptes scabiei) Infestation in Long-Tailed Goral (Naemorhedus caudatus) in Republic of Korea

  • Da Som, Park (Research Center for Endangered Species, National Institute of Ecology) ;
  • Jin, Choi (Research Center for Endangered Species, National Institute of Ecology) ;
  • Hee-Jong, Kim (Research Center for Endangered Species, National Institute of Ecology) ;
  • Jin-Yong, Kim (Research Center for Endangered Species, National Institute of Ecology) ;
  • Min-Han, Kim (Research Center for Endangered Species, National Institute of Ecology) ;
  • Jin-Young, Lee (Research Center for Endangered Species, National Institute of Ecology) ;
  • Jeong Chan, Moon (Research Center for Endangered Species, National Institute of Ecology) ;
  • Hee-Bok, Park (Research Center for Endangered Species, National Institute of Ecology) ;
  • KyungMin, Park (Research Center for Endangered Species, National Institute of Ecology) ;
  • Jun Hee, Yun (Research Center for Endangered Species, National Institute of Ecology) ;
  • Yeonsu, Oh (Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Seongjun, Choe (Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Ki-Jeong, Na (Veterinary Laboratory Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Jongmin, Yoon (Research Center for Endangered Species, National Institute of Ecology)
  • Received : 2022.06.07
  • Accepted : 2022.11.27
  • Published : 2022.12.31
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Abstract

The long-tailed goral, Naemorhedus caudatus (Mammalia: Bovidae), is one of the endangered animals in the Republic of Korea (Korea). Sarcoptic mange mites infested in diverse species of mammals, including humans, but no case has been reported in long-tailed gorals. We report 2 cases of mange mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, infestation in longtailed gorals. Mange mites were sampled in the skin legions of the 2 long-tailed gorals, which were rescued in 2 different regions, Uljin-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do and Cheorwon-gun, Gangwon-do, Korea. Our results showed that the ectoparasite was the itch mite that burrowed into skin and caused scabies on the morphological inspection and placed within the phylogenetic relations of the species. The present study confirmed for the first time in Korea that mange mites are pathogenic scabies of long-tailed goral. Closer surveillance of this pathogenic ectoparasite in zoonotic and infectious ecosystems is warranted.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Ecology, funded by the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Korea (NIE-B-2022-45).

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