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===''Cheyletiella spp.''===
−*Surface mite of cats and dogs
−*Also found on humans and rabbits
−**''C.yasguri'' (dogs)
−**''C.blakei'' (cats and humans)
−**''C.parasitivorax'' (rabbits)
−*Causes [[Parasitic skin infections - Pathology#Cheyletiellosis|parasitic skin infestation]]
−'''Recognition'''
−*Waisted body
−*Claw like palps on head
−*Combs at ends of legs
−'''Pathogenesis'''
−*Highly contagious
−*Mild pathogenesis
−*Causes very scaly dermatitis
−*Can be transferred to humans
−'''Diagnosis'''
−*Clinical signs
−**Excess scurf
−*Brush scurf onto dark paper
−**'Walking dandruff' as mites will move when present in large numbers
−*Skin scrapings
−*Hair pluckings from scaly areas
−**Eggs may be present
[[Otodectes cynotis|''Otodectes cynotis'']]
[[Otodectes cynotis|''Otodectes cynotis'']]
+[[Cheyletiella spp.|''Cheyletiella spp.'']]
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