Rabbits are vulnerable to get variety of parasitic infestations and among them the incidence of mange is quite high. Sarcoptes mange infestation is one of the most common and major constraint in commercial rabbit production in India. Burrowing mites (Sarcoptes scabiei and Notoedres cati) present a...

Cheyletielosis or scabies is a zoonotic disease that affects the skin of some mammals (dogs, cats and rabbits), caused by the mite Cheyletiella sp. This disease in animáis is very common in back, ears and head, however, may inelude signs such as layers of disheveled hair, inflammation, pruritus,...

Notoedres cati, a causative parasite in cats with scabies, is transmitted easily between feline species by contact with affected cats. This mite is also known to infest occasionally to canine species, although the mites belonging to Sarcoptidae generally show high level of host specificity. We...

Similar to wild mammals on the continents, mange caused by the mange mite, Sarcoptes scabiei (Acari: Sarcoptidae) is spreading in wild mammals in most of Japan. We collected crusted or alopetic skin from 120 raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus), three raccoons (Procyon lotor), six...

The injectable form of the veterinary drug Aversect Plus, containing aversectin C1 (a complex of natural avermectins) and praziquantel, was tested on pet dogs and cats of various ages and breeds for effective control of spontaneous infections with mites (Sarcoptes scabiei, Otodectes cynotis and ...

The dermatopathies ectoparasitária origin of key importance in small animal veterinary clinic, because, besides the injury to the health of the animal, many of them have a zoonotic potential. The study objectives were to analyze events involving ectoparasites in animals to species, sex, age and...

Notoedric mange is a cutaneous ectoparasitic disease of cats caused by Notoedres cati, a mite belonging to the Sarcoptidae family. The disease occurs in felids, occasionally in other mammals and in humans. The canine form, even if cited by some authors, has never been documented. This report...

This study aimed to diagnose fungal and parasitic dermatopathies, describing its casuistry in dogs and cats at the Veterinary Hospital (VH) of the Instituto Federal da Paraíba (IFPB), Sousa, Paraíba. The study was carried out at the Laboratory of Immunology and Infectious Diseases (LIID) and at the ...

According to the results of our study 25.6% of the examined cats and 11.8% of dogs were infected with Ectoparasites, O. cynotis (22%), F. subrostratus (2.1%), Demodex sp. (0.7%) and N. cati (0.7%) were revealed in young cats and kittens. O. cnotis (20.9%), Demodex sp. (1.7%), N. cati (2.7%) and F....