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Ryser-Degiorgis, M.-P.; Ryser, A.; Bacciarini, L.N.; Angst, C.; Gottstein, B.; Janovsky, M.; Breitenmoser, U.
Notoedric and sarcoptic mange in free-ranging lynx from Switzerland
2002 Journal of Wildlife Diseases (38): 228-232
Between March and December 1999, five free-ranging lynx (_Lynx lynx_) affected by mange were found dead or shot by game wardens in the Swiss Alps. In the first two cases, _Notoedres cati_ was isolated from the skin; in the third and fourth case, _Sarcoptes scabiei_ was the cause of the infection; and in the fifth case, a mixed infection was diagnosed. Red foxes (_Vulpes vulpes_) affected with sarcoptic mange and domestic cats infested with _N. cati_ are likely to be the sources of infection. It seems improbable that mange will occur as an epidemic in lynx in Switzerland, but losses due to infections with _N. cati_ and/or _S. scabiei_ may have an impact on this small, geographically limited lynx population. This is the first report of notoedric mange in a free-ranging lynx and the first report of mange in lynx from Switzerland.
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