Editing Stoat (section)

===Diseases and parasites===
[[Tuberculosis]] has been recorded in stoats inhabiting the former Soviet Union and New Zealand. They are largely resistant to [[tularemia]], but are reputed to suffer from [[canine distemper]] in captivity. Symptoms of [[mange]] have also been recorded.<ref name="h466">{{Harvnb|Harris|Yalden|2008|p=466}}</ref>

Stoats are vulnerable to [[ectoparasite]]s associated with their prey and the nests of other animals on which they do not prey. The [[louse]] ''Trichodectes erminea'' is recorded in stoats living in Canada, Ireland and New Zealand. In continental Europe, 26 [[flea]] species are recorded to infest stoats, including ''Rhadinospylla pentacantha'', ''Megabothris rectangulatus'', ''Orchopeas howardi'', ''Spilopsyllus ciniculus'', ''Ctenophthalamus nobilis'', ''[[Moorhen flea|Dasypsyllus gallinulae]]'', ''[[Northern rat flea|Nosopsyllus fasciatus]]'', ''Leptospylla segnis'', ''Ceratophyllus gallinae'', ''Parapsyllus n. nestoris'', ''Amphipsylla kuznetzovi'' and ''Ctenopsyllus bidentatus''. [[Tick]] species known to infest stoats are ''Ixodes canisuga'', ''[[Ixodes hexagonus|I. hexagonus]]'', and ''[[Ixodes ricinus|I. ricinus]]'' and ''[[Haemaphysalis longicornis]]''. Louse species known to infest stoats include ''Mysidea picae'' and ''[[Polyplax spinulosa]]''. [[Mite]] species known to infest stoats include ''[[Neotrombicula|Neotrombicula autumnalis]]'', ''[[Demodex|Demodex erminae]]'', ''[[Eulaelaps|Eulaelaps stabulans]]'', ''Gymnolaelaps annectans'', ''Hypoaspis nidicorva'', and ''[[Listrophorus|Listrophorus mustelae]]''.<ref name="h466"/>

The [[nematode]] ''[[Skrjabingylus nasicola]]'' is particularly threatening to stoats, as it erodes the bones of the [[nasal sinus]]es and decreases fertility. Other nematode species known to infect stoats include ''[[Capillaria (nematode)|Capillaria putorii]]'', ''Molineus patens'' and ''Strongyloides martes''. [[Cestode]] species known to infect stoats include ''[[Taenia (flatworm)|Taenia tenuicollis]]'', ''Mesocestoides lineatus'' and rarely ''[[Acanthocephala]]''.<ref name="h466"/>