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First Case Report of Mange in Molossus molossus (Chiroptera: Molossidae) Caused by Notoedres (Notoedres) yunkeri (Sarcoptiformes: Sarcoptidae) in Minas Gerais State, Brazil.

Ricardo Bassini SilvaMatheus Huang-BastosÉrica Munhoz de MelloBarry M OconnorDarci Moraes Barros-BattestiFernando de Castro Jacinavicius
Published in: Journal of medical entomology (2021)
There are many records of the family Sarcoptidae in bats. The species Notoedres (Notoedres) yunkeri has been reported only once, parasitizing a molossid bat in Panama. In the present study, we expand the occurrence of the species to Brazil.
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  • case report
  • risk assessment
  • genetic diversity