How sensitive and specific is the visual diagnosis of sarcoptic mange in free-ranging Iberian ibexes?
Marta ValldeperesJosé Enrique GranadosJesús María Pérez JiménezInmaculada CastroArián Ráez-BravoPaulino FandosJorge Ramón López-OlveraEmmanuel SerranoGregorio MentaberrePublished in: Parasites & vectors (2019)
Maximizing SE and SP is essential to achieving a high rate of removal of affected individuals from the environment without eliminating potentially resistant individuals. Selective culling must be conservative during the wet period and with females due to the lower SP. Conversely, visual diagnosis of scabietic juveniles and during the dry period has to be improved, due to the lower SE.
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