<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gardner, Craig L.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Beckmen, Kimberlee B.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pamperin, Nathan J.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Del Vecchio, Patricia</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Experimental treatment of dog lice infestation in interior Alaska wolf packs</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The Journal of Wildlife Management</style></secondary-title><short-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The Journal of Wildlife Management</style></short-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2013</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jan-04-2013</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/jwmg.495</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">77</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">626 - 632</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Biting dog lice (Trichodectes canis) were ﬁrst detected on wolves (Canis lupus) in Southcentral&lt;br /&gt;
	Alaska (USA) in 1981 introduced via domestic dogs. Lice infestation expanded north via wolf dispersal to the&lt;br /&gt;
	Tanana Flats of Interior Alaska in December 2003. Effects of this ectoparasite on wolves were persistent with&lt;br /&gt;
	moderate to severe clinical signs of pediculosis lasting multiple generations. Our objectives were to evaluate&lt;br /&gt;
	the extent of lice infestation on wolves within the Tanana Flats and develop a management program that&lt;br /&gt;
	limited further transmission. We implemented a treatment method that consisted of multiple applications of&lt;br /&gt;
	oral antiparasitic ivermectin-injected baits aerially distributed at den and rendezvous sites during mid-May&lt;br /&gt;
	through August. During 2005&amp;ndash;2010, we evaluated 12&amp;ndash;19 packs annually as part of a treatment group and&lt;br /&gt;
	3 infested packs as a control. Infestation rates of treatment packs prior to treatment varied from 15% in 2005&lt;br /&gt;
	(2 of 13), 50% in 2006 (7 of 14), 24% in 2007 (4 of 17), 5% in 2008 (1 of 19), and 0% in 2009&amp;ndash;2010 (0 of 19).&lt;br /&gt;
	We treated 50%, 71%, and 75% of the infested treatment packs during 2005&amp;ndash;2007, respectively. All treated&lt;br /&gt;
	packs were lice-free the winter following treatment, whereas all 3 control packs remained infested. The&lt;br /&gt;
	combination of treatment and harvest successfully eliminated the local source population of lice within 3 years&lt;br /&gt;
	and we found no evidence of lice infestation within the treatment area during the last 3 years of the study. By&lt;br /&gt;
	using this treatment method, managers can eliminate dog lice infestations of wolves in areas 13,000 km2&lt;br /&gt;
	.&lt;br /&gt;
	By initiating treatment promptly after detection, transmission to unexposed nearby packs can be postponed&lt;br /&gt;
	and the local source population of lice on wolves eradicated. &lt;/p&gt;
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