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The method of detection for Notoedres is usually via a superficial skin scraping. A single nest in a scraping may yield many mites.
The method of detection for Notoedres is usually via a superficial skin scraping. A single nest in a scraping may yield many mites.
==Important Species==
===Notoedres cati===
This species causes [[Feline Scabies|feline scabies]], an example of [[Parasitic skin infections - Pathology#Notoedric mites|a notoedric skin infestation]]
==Pathogenesis==
==Pathogenesis==
*Infection begins on the ear tips and spreads over the body
*Infection begins on the ear tips and spreads over the body [[Parasitic skin infections - Pathology#Notoedric mites|a notoedric skin infestation]]
*''Notoedres cati'' in [[Parasitic skin infections - Pathology#Notoedric mites|notoedric skin infestation]]
*''Notoedres cati'' in [[Parasitic skin infections - Pathology#Notoedric mites|notoedric skin infestation]]