Mites infestation and gastrointestinal parasites including coccidia are common problems reported in pets, petting farms and farmed practices. Sarcoptes sp. and Cheyletiella sp. could be a potential zoonosis from rabbits to human. Detection of mites and coccidia with their zoonotic potential in...
Author(s)
Mohamad-Radzi, N. N.; Che-Amat, A.; Abdul Aziz, N. A.; Amin Babjee, S. M.; Mazlina Mazlan; Saulol Hamid, N. F.; Lekko, Y. M.
Publisher
Springer, New Delhi, India
Citation
Journal of Parasitic Diseases, 2020, 45, 1, pp 169-175
This study investigated the prevalence of ectoparasite infestations in the pet rabbits of Daejeon area, Korea. The authors used tape strip test, hair coat combing and otoscopy for diagnosis. Only three species were detected. Cheyletiella parasitovorax was found in 152/251 rabbits (60.6%), Psoroptes ...
Author(s)
Kim SangHun; Kim Suk; Park HyungJin; Seo KyoungWon; Song KunHo
Publisher
Korean Society of Veterinary Clinics, Seoul, Korea Republic
Citation
Journal of Veterinary Clinics, 2013, 30, 3, pp 186-188
Mange in rabbits is a very important parasitic disease causing high losses. The disease is caused mainly by Sarcoptes scabiei, Psoroptes cuniculi, Cheyletiella parasitovorax, and Notoedres cati. Body mange and ear mange are the most common forms of this disease in rabbits. Animals can get mite...
Author(s)
El-Ghany, W. A. A.
Publisher
Hindawi, London, UK
Citation
Veterinary Medicine International, 2022, 2022, 5506272,
This study aimed to report the first occurrence of Leporacarus gibbus in a domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) from the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. The two-year-old male rabbit came from a rural area and was admitted to the Veterinary Hospital Professor Ricardo Alexandre Hippler with...
Author(s)
Gorza, L. L.; Ferraz, C. M.; Araujo, D. M.; Lopes, A. del C. G.; Carvalho, L. B.; Leite, F. L. G.; Farias, P. C. G.; Oliveira, A. R.; Braga, F. R.
Publisher
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Brazil
Citation
Bioscience Journal, 2018, 34, 6, pp 1693-1696
Many ectoparasites can affect rabbits. The three more frequently observed parasite-induced dermatoses are: cheylettiellosis to Cheyletiella parasitovorax characterised by a major interscapular scaling, ear mite due to Psoroptes cuniculi and characterised by crusting lesions in the ear pinnae, and...
Author(s)
Bulliot, C.; Romain, S.
Publisher
Newsmed, Paris, France
Citation
Point Vétérinaire, 2016, 47, 366(Part 1), pp 20-26
Young rabbits and guinea pigs are often purchased as pets for children and may be infected with zoonotic skin infections. To assess the risk of acquiring such an infection from rabbits or guinea pigs, this study investigated the prevalence of the fungus Trichophyton mentagrophytes and the fur mite ...
Author(s)
Overgaauw, P. A. M.; Avermaete, K. H. A. van; Mertens, C. A. R. M.; Meijer, M.; Schoemaker, N. J.
Publisher
Elsevier B. V., Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Veterinary Microbiology, 2017, 205, pp 106-109
Many ectoparasites can affect rabbits. The three more frequently observed parasite-induced dermatoses are: cheylettiellosis to Cheyletiella parasitovorax characterised by a major interscapular scaling, ear mite due to Psoroptes cuniculi and characterised by crusting lesions in the ear pinnae, and...
Author(s)
Bulliot, C.; Romain, S.
Publisher
Point Vétérinaire Italie s.r.l., Milano, Italy
Citation
Summa, Animali da Compagnia, 2017, 34, 7, pp 45-53
The prevalence of fur mites, Cheyletiella parasitovorax and Leporacarus gibbus, in pet rabbits in South Korea was investigated by a diagnostic evaluation of skin surface tape strips and hair coat combings. C. parasitovorax was found in 80 of 140 rabbits (57.1%) and L. gibbus in six of 140 rabbits...
Author(s)
Kim SangHun; Jun HyungKyou; Song KunHo; Gram, D.; Kim DuckHwan
Publisher
Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, UK
Citation
Veterinary Dermatology, 2008, 19, 3, pp 189-190
Cheyletiella parasitovorax, the fur mite of domestic rabbits and others animals, can cause dermatitis, patchy alopecia and pruritus mainly over the trunk and neck area, but the presence of mites may not be associated with clinical diseases. Pet rabbits, show or farm meat rabbits can be infested in...
Author(s)
Martinec, M.; Jekl, V.
Publisher
Profi Press, s.r.o., Praha 2, Czech Republic
Citation
Veterinářství, 2013, 63, 7, pp 540-544
Information is presented on external parasitoses, i.e. ear scabies caused by Psoroptes cuniculi, fur mites Cheyletiella parasitovorax and Listrophus gibbus [Listrophorus gibbus] [Leporacarus gibbus], fleas (Spilopsyllus cuniculi) and ticks (Haemaphysalis leporispalustris). Diseases caused by...
Author(s)
Vasilková, Z.; Juriš, P.
Publisher
Institute for Postgraduate Education of Veterinary Surgeons, Košice, Slovakia
Citation
Slovenský Veterinársky Časopis, 2016, 41, 1/2, pp 32-34