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. 2020 May 5;7:193. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00193

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Copyright © 2020 Turchetto, Obber, Rossi, D'Amelio, Cavallero, Poli, Parisi, Lanfranchi, Ferrari, Dellamaria and Citterio.

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A follow-up in the field led to the hypothesis that the northern chamois in this picture (NE Italy) was healing from sarcoptic mange. This adult female is characterized by moderate, focally extensive, chronic hyperplastic dermatitis with alopecia and lichenification. Monitoring healing processes in wild animals are challenging due to difficulties in regularly observing specific individuals. At the same time, capturing or culling of such individuals should be absolutely avoided, since under the hypothesis of a genetic resistance to S. scabiei, they could represent an essential resource for the population. Healing of Alpine ibex individuals have also been reported anecdotally. Courtesy of Mr. Vittorio Fusinato.