A free-living female Cantabrian brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos) cub severely affected by mange in Asturias (northern Spain) represented the first report of demodicosis for this species. After antimicrobial, antiparasitic, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic therapy it recovered and was released back into the wild to the eastern Cantabrian brown bear subpopulation.
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8 July 2024
Demodicosis in a Free-Ranging Eurasian Brown Bear (Ursus arctos arctos) Cub in the Endangered Cantabrian Population, Spain
Álvaro Oleaga,
Manena Fayos,
Ana Balseiro,
Santiago Borragán,
Gabriel de Pedro,
José Ángel Armenteros,
Ramón Balsera,
Magalí Moreiro,
Natalia Sastre,
Lluís Ferrer
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 60 • No. 3
July 2024
Vol. 60 • No. 3
July 2024