Table 3 Summary of successful studies on non-captive wildlife with a post-treatment monitoring period
From: The treatment of sarcoptic mange in wildlife: a systematic review
Treated species and reference | No. of animals treated | Severitya | Treatmentb | Duration of post-treatment monitoring | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Drug(s) administered | Dose & delivery method | No. of doses | Treatment interval between doses | ||||
Southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latrifrons), Ruykys et al. (2013) [24] | 3/5 (i.e. free-roaming wombats in the study) | Mild or severe | Ivermectin | 200 µg/kg SC | 1 | na | 10–14 weeks, depending on the animal |
Cheetah (Actinonyx jubatus) and others, Gakuya et al. (2012) [17] | Unknown | Mild to severe | Ivermectin | 200 µg/kg SC | 1 | na | 30–74 weeks, depending on the animal |
Wild boar (Sus scrofa), Rajkovic-Janje (2004) [31] | 750 | Unreported | Ivermectin | 100 µg/kg PO | 7 | 1 day | 4 weeks |
Bare-nosed wombat (Vombatus ursinus), Skerratt et al. (2004) [29] | 5 | Mild to moderate | a) Ivermectin; b) Amitraz | a) 400–800 µg/kg SC; b) 0.025% topical wash | a) 2; b) 1 | a) 28 days; b) na | 1 week |
1/5 (i.e. one retreated) | Ivermectin | 800 µg/kg SC injection | 2 | 10 days | 11 weeks | ||
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), Kalema-Zikusoka et al. (2002) [9] | 3 | Moderate to severe | a) Ivermectin; b) Long-acting streptopenicillin; c) Oxytetracycline spray; d) Ferrum 10% + vitamin B12 | a) 170–670 µg/kg IM; b) 16.7 mg/kg IM; c) 5.4% topical spray to 50% of the body; d) 0.5 ml IM | 1 | na | 52 weeks |
Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus entellus), Chhangani et al. (2001) [30] | 30 (i.e. all clinically diseased langurs) | Moderate | a) Tebrub; b) Mebhydrolin | a) 250 mg PO; b) 25 mg PO | a) 30; b) 30 | a) 1 day; b) 1 day | 9 weeks |
5/30 (i.e. langurs that failed to recover with oral treatment) | Moderate | a) Ivermectin; b) Deltamethrin; c) Chlorpheniramine maleate; d) D.N.S infusion | a) 1 mg/kg SC; b) 2 ml topical spray; c) 10 mg SC; d) 1 l IV | 1 | na | ||