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Author:

Tiffin, Hannah

Title:

“Scratching” the Surface: Ticks and Sarcoptic Mange (Sarcoptes scabiei) in American Black Bears

Graduate Program:

Entomology

Keywords:

black bear
ursus americanus
mange
sarcoptic mange
parasite
host-parasite interactions
carnivores
red fox
grey fox
coyote
ticks
Ixodes scapularis
backlegged tick
Sarcoptes scabiei
scabies
neglected diseases
zoonotic disease
zoonoses
One Health
Pennsylvania
wildlife
disease spillover
disease ecology
emerging disease

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Committee Members:

Gary Felton, Program Head/Chair
Edwin Rajotte, Major Field Member
Erika Machtinger, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Justin Brown, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jennifer Mullinax, Special Member
Mark Ternent, Special Member
Joyce Sakamoto, Major Field Member