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- The pack of Asiatic wild dogs, also known as dhole, are known to operate around Bokkapuram in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR).
- Three animals of the pack are believed to have been affected by mange, a type of skin disease caused by parasitic mites.
- Mange Disease is a skin disease of animals caused by mite infestations, characterized by inflammation, itching, thickening of the skin and hair loss.
- The most severe form of mange is caused by varieties of the mite Sarcoptes scabiei, which also causes human scabies.
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