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| '''Cats''' | | '''Cats''' |
| *Rare | | *Rare |
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| '''Pigs''' | | '''Pigs''' |
− | *Important condition as 35% pigs are asymptomatic carriers | + | *Important condition, 35% pigs are asymptomatic carriers |
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| *First signs of infestation appear on the ears before spreading to the rest of the body | | *First signs of infestation appear on the ears before spreading to the rest of the body |
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| *Infestation adversely affects productivity | | *Infestation adversely affects productivity |
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| '''Cattle''' | | '''Cattle''' |
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| *Infestation adversely affects productivity | | *Infestation adversely affects productivity |
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| '''Sheep''' | | '''Sheep''' |
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| *Causes considerable hide damage in local African breeds of long haired sheep | | *Causes considerable hide damage in local African breeds of long haired sheep |
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| '''Horses''' | | '''Horses''' |
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| *Lesions begin on head, neck and shoulders then spread to rest of body | | *Lesions begin on head, neck and shoulders then spread to rest of body |
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| ====''Knemidocoptes''==== | | ====''Knemidocoptes''==== |
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| *Life cycle similar to ''Sarcoptes spp.'' | | *Life cycle similar to ''Sarcoptes spp.'' |
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− | *Diagnosis based on clinical signs and discovery of mites | + | *Diagnosis based on |
| + | **Clinical signs |
| + | **Discovery of mites |
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| *Repeat treatments with [[Ectoparasiticides|acaricides]] needed | | *Repeat treatments with [[Ectoparasiticides|acaricides]] needed |
| **Few products licensed for use in poultry | | **Few products licensed for use in poultry |
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| '''Recognition''' | | '''Recognition''' |
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| *Small, round mite | | *Small, round mite |
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| *''K. pilae'' | | *''K. pilae'' |
| **Scaly face and beak in psittacines | | **Scaly face and beak in psittacines |
− | **Mites attack bare or lightly feather areas of the face, beak, cere and body | + | **Mites attack bare or lightly feathered areas of the face, beak, cere and body |
| **Scaliness at the base of the beak is the first sign which then spreads | | **Scaliness at the base of the beak is the first sign which then spreads |
| **Little pruritus | | **Little pruritus |
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| ===''Trixacarus''=== | | ===''Trixacarus''=== |
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| *Transmission is due to close contact between mother and offspring | | *Transmission is due to close contact between mother and offspring |
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| ===''Demodex''=== | | ===''Demodex''=== |
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− | *''Demodex'' spp. found on all domestic mammals and in humans | + | *''Demodex spp.'' found on all domestic mammals and in humans |
| **Each host has its own species | | **Each host has its own species |
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| *Causes [[Parasitic skin infections - Pathology#Demodicosis|demodecosis]] | | *Causes [[Parasitic skin infections - Pathology#Demodicosis|demodecosis]] |
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| '''Recognition''' | | '''Recognition''' |
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| *Long and narrow to fit into hair follicles | | *Long and narrow to fit into hair follicles |
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− | '''Life Cycle''' | + | |
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| *Live as commensal organisms | | *Live as commensal organisms |
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| *Live in hair follicles and in sebaceous glands | | *Live in hair follicles and in sebaceous glands |
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− | *Life cycle takes 3 weeks | + | *Life cycle takes '''3 weeks''' |
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| + | '''Pathogenesis and epidemiology''' |
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− | '''Pathogenesis and Epidemiology''' | + | '''Dogs''' |
| *Initial infection is slight hair loss which may resolve spontaneously or could spread over the body | | *Initial infection is slight hair loss which may resolve spontaneously or could spread over the body |
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| *Follicular/pustular demodecosis | | *Follicular/pustular demodecosis |
| **More serious | | **More serious |
− | **Skin invasion by ''Staphylococci'' | + | **Skin invasion by ''staphylococci'' |
| **Skin becomes wrinkled, thickened and contains pustules which ooze serum, blood or pus | | **Skin becomes wrinkled, thickened and contains pustules which ooze serum, blood or pus |
| **Affected animals may be seriously disfigured | | **Affected animals may be seriously disfigured |
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| **Immunosuppression | | **Immunosuppression |
| **Immunosuppressant therapy | | **Immunosuppressant therapy |
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| '''Cats''' | | '''Cats''' |
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| *Mild squamous type only | | *Mild squamous type only |
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| '''Cattle''' | | '''Cattle''' |
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| *Affects hide quality | | *Affects hide quality |
| **Economically important in Australia | | **Economically important in Australia |
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| '''Goats''' | | '''Goats''' |
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| *Disease similar to that in cattle | | *Disease similar to that in cattle |
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| '''Pigs, Sheep and Horses''' | | '''Pigs, Sheep and Horses''' |
| *Rare | | *Rare |
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| '''Diagnosis''' | | '''Diagnosis''' |
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| *Liquid paraffin applied to a skin fold | | *Liquid paraffin applied to a skin fold |
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| *Deep skin scraping | | *Deep skin scraping |
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| '''Control''' | | '''Control''' |
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| *To aid [[Ectoparasiticides|acaricide]] penetration, clipping a dog's coat and washing is recommended | | *To aid [[Ectoparasiticides|acaricide]] penetration, clipping a dog's coat and washing is recommended |
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| ===''Notoedres''=== | | ===''Notoedres''=== |
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| *Known as feline scabies | | *Known as feline scabies |
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− | *Also common ectoparasites of tropical bats | + | *Also common ectoparasite of tropical bats |
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| *Parasite of cats, rats, man and rabbits | | *Parasite of cats, rats, man and rabbits |
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| '''Recognition''' | | '''Recognition''' |
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| *Less distinct angles on body surface | | *Less distinct angles on body surface |
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− | *Females have suckers on legs one and two | + | *Females have suckers on legs 1 and 2 |
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| *Females are about 225μm in length and males 150μm | | *Females are about 225μm in length and males 150μm |
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| *Anal opening is distinctly dorsal (not posterior) | | *Anal opening is distinctly dorsal (not posterior) |
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| '''Pathogenesis''' | | '''Pathogenesis''' |
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| *Hypersensitivity reaction may occur | | *Hypersensitivity reaction may occur |
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| '''Diagnosis''' | | '''Diagnosis''' |
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| *A single nest in a scraping may yield many mites | | *A single nest in a scraping may yield many mites |
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| ==Non-Burrowing Mites== | | ==Non-Burrowing Mites== |
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| *Feed on either skin scales and tissue or suck blood | | *Feed on either skin scales and tissue or suck blood |
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| ===''Psoroptes''=== | | ===''Psoroptes''=== |
| *In [[Parasitic skin infections - Pathology#Psoroptic mites|psoroptic skin infestation]] | | *In [[Parasitic skin infections - Pathology#Psoroptic mites|psoroptic skin infestation]] |
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| '''Recognition''' | | '''Recognition''' |
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| *1-2mm in length | | *1-2mm in length |
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− | '''Life Cycle''' | + | |
| + | '''Life cycle''' |
| *Confined to skin surface | | *Confined to skin surface |
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| *Feed on serous exudate by siphoning | | *Feed on serous exudate by siphoning |
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− | *Adult female can lay up to 100 eggs during her life time (one month) | + | *Adult female can lay up to 100 eggs during her life time (1 month) |
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| *10 day life cycle | | *10 day life cycle |
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| *2 nymphal stages | | *2 nymphal stages |
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| ====''Psoroptes cuniculi''==== | | ====''Psoroptes cuniculi''==== |
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| *Parasite of rabbits | | *Parasite of rabbits |
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| *Adapted to living in an aural environment | | *Adapted to living in an aural environment |
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| '''Pathogenesis''' | | '''Pathogenesis''' |
− | *The ears are painful and itch intensely | + | *The ears are painful and intensely pruritic |
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| *Affected rabbits shake their heads and scratch their ears | | *Affected rabbits shake their heads and scratch their ears |
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| *Histologically, there is chronic erosive and proliferative eosinophilic dermatitis | | *Histologically, there is chronic erosive and proliferative eosinophilic dermatitis |
| **The mites are non-burrowing and thus are found only in the exudate, not in the tissue | | **The mites are non-burrowing and thus are found only in the exudate, not in the tissue |
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| '''Diagnosis''' | | '''Diagnosis''' |
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| *Appearance | | *Appearance |
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| '''Control''' | | '''Control''' |
| *Infestations are difficult to eliminate from a colony | | *Infestations are difficult to eliminate from a colony |
| **Ivermectin is usually effective | | **Ivermectin is usually effective |
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| ====''Psoroptes ovis''==== | | ====''Psoroptes ovis''==== |