Editing Scabies (section)

== Scabies in animals ==
{{Main|Sarcoptic mange|Acariasis}}
[[File:Street dog-Gianyar Bali-2009.jpeg|thumb|left|A street dog in [[Bali]], Indonesia, with sarcoptic [[mange]]]]

Scabies may occur in some domestic and wild animals; the mites that cause these infestations are of different subspecies from the one typically causing the human form.<ref name=Ray2009>{{cite journal | vauthors = Hay RJ | title = Scabies and pyodermas--diagnosis and treatment | journal = Dermatologic Therapy | volume = 22 | issue = 6 | pages = 466–474 | year = 2009 | pmid = 19889132 | doi = 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2009.01270.x | s2cid = 41376428 | doi-access = free }}</ref> These subspecies can infest animals that are not their usual hosts, but such infections do not last long.<ref name=Ray2009 /> Scabies-infected animals experience severe itching and secondary skin infections. They often lose weight and become frail.<ref name=autogenerated1 />

The most frequently diagnosed form of scabies in domestic animals is sarcoptic mange, caused by the subspecies ''Sarcoptes scabiei canis'', most commonly in dogs and cats. Sarcoptic mange is transmissible to humans who come into prolonged contact with infested animals,<ref>Borgman W (June 30, 2006). Dog mange called scabies can transfer to humans. [http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2006-07-30/news/ORBORGMAN30_1_mites-tyson-scabies Orlando ''Sentinel'' archive] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216215618/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2006-07-30/news/ORBORGMAN30_1_mites-tyson-scabies |date=2015-02-16 }}. Retrieved February 16, 2015.</ref> and is distinguished from human scabies by its distribution on skin surfaces covered by clothing.  Scabies-infected domestic fowl develop what is known as "scaly leg". Domestic animals that have gone feral and have no veterinary care are frequently affected by scabies.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.bawabali.com/| title = Bali Animal Welfare Association| access-date = 2009-07-28| url-status = live| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100226062604/http://www.bawabali.com/| archive-date = 2010-02-26}}</ref> Nondomestic animals have also been observed to develop scabies. Gorillas, for instance, are known to be susceptible to infection by contact with items used by humans,<ref>{{cite episode|title=Uganda: Out of the Wild|url=https://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/uganda901/video_index.html|series=Frontline|station=PBS|transcript=Transcript {{pipe}} A Death In Tehran {{pipe}} FRONTLINE {{pipe}} PBS (section on rare diseases in Uganda)|transcript-url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tehranbureau/deathintehran/etc/script.html|access-date=Nov 4, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105031152/http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/uganda901/video_index.html|archive-date=2013-11-05}}</ref> and it is a fatal disease of wombats.<ref>Old JM, Sengupta C, Narayan E, Wolfenden J (2018). Sarcoptic mange in wombats – A review and future research directions. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 65, 399-407. DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12770</ref>

Scabies is also a concern for [[cattle]].<ref name="MerckVet">{{cite web | vauthors = Reichard MV | title=Mange in Cattle - Integumentary System | website=[[Merck Veterinary Manual]] | date=2015-05-15 | url=http://www.merckvetmanual.com/integumentary-system/mange/mange-in-cattle | access-date=2022-04-22}}</ref><ref name="Patrick-2014">{{cite web | url=http://www.iowabeefcenter.org/bch/Scabies.pdf | date=2014 | last=Patrick | first=Carl D.  | series=Beef Cattle Handbook | title=Cattle Scabies | publisher=[[Texas A & M University]] Extension Beef Cattle Resource Committee | pages=1–3 | issue=BCH-3820}}</ref><ref name="Roberts-Cobbett-1956">{{cite book | vauthors = Roberts IH, Cobbett NG | chapter=Cattle scabies | title=Yearbook of Agriculture | publisher=[[US Department of Agriculture]] | location=[[Washington, DC]] | pages=591}}{{rp|pages=292–297}}</ref><ref name="PNWPMHB-2015">{{cite web | title=Beef cattle-Scabies mite | website=Pacific Northwest Pest Management Handbooks | publisher=Pacific Northwest Extension ([[Oregon State University|Oregon]], [[Washington State University|Washington]], [[University of Idaho|Idaho]]) | date=2015-10-22 | url=http://pnwhandbooks.org/insect/livestock/beef/beef-cattle-scabies-mite | access-date=2022-04-22}}</ref>