Mites - Rats - Revision history

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Siobhanbrade: Created page with "=Rats= The rat is affected by both burrowing and fur mite species: ==Burrowing Mites== ''Notoedres muris'' ==Fur Mites== ''Radfordia ensifera'' is the most common species. It i..."

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Created page with "=Rats= The rat is affected by both burrowing and fur mite species: ==Burrowing Mites== ''Notoedres muris'' ==Fur Mites== ''Radfordia ensifera'' is the most common species. It i..."

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=Rats=
The rat is affected by both burrowing and fur mite species:

==Burrowing Mites==
''Notoedres muris''

==Fur Mites==
''Radfordia ensifera'' is the most common species. It is transferred by direct contact.

===Clinical signs===
There may be no clinical signs, or the rat may develop small scaly lesions around the head and shoulders.

===Treatment===
Two injections of Ivermectin administered subcutaneously 7 days apart are reported to be effective. The environment should be treated with insecticidal sprays. <br><br>

=References=
Bond, Hendricks, Loeffler (2009) '''Veterinary Dermatology''' RVC Intergrated BVetMed Course, ''Royal Veterinary College''<br>
Merck & Co (2009) '''The Merck Veterinary Manual''' (Ninth Edition), ''Merial''

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 Bond, Hendricks, Loeffler (2009) '''Veterinary Dermatology''' RVC Intergrated BVetMed Course, ''Royal Veterinary College''
-Merck & Co (2009) '''The Merck Veterinary Manual''' (Nineth Edition), ''Merial''
+Merck & Co (2009) '''The Merck Veterinary Manual''' (Ninth Edition), ''Merial''
 {{review}}
 [[Category:Expert Review - Exotics]]

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 Bond, Hendricks, Loeffler (2009) '''Veterinary Dermatology''' RVC Intergrated BVetMed Course, ''Royal Veterinary College''
-Merck & Co (2009) '''The Merck Veterinary Manual''' (Ninth Edition), ''Merial''
+Merck & Co (2009) '''The Merck Veterinary Manual''' (Nineth Edition), ''Merial''
 {{review}}
 [[Category:Expert Review - Exotics]]

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-=Rats=
+==Introduction==
-The rat is affected by both burrowing and fur mite species:
+Rats can be affected by both [[:Category:Burrowing Mites|burrowing]] and [[:Category:Non-Burrowing|fur mite]] species.
 ==Burrowing Mites==
-Rats may rarely be infected with the burrowing mite ''Notoedres muris'' '''''aka ear mites'''''.
+Rats may rarely be infected with the burrowing mite '''''[[Notoedres]] muris''''' also known as '''ear mites'''.
 ==Fur Mites==
-''Radfordia ensifera'' is the most common species. It is transferred by direct contact.
+'''''Radfordia ensifera''''' is the most common species. It is transferred by direct contact.
-===Clinical signs===
+===Clinical Signs===
-There may be no clinical signs, or the rat may develop small scaly lesions around the head and shoulders.
+There may be no clinical signs or the rat may develop '''small scaly lesions''' around the head and shoulders.
 ===Treatment===
-Two injections of Ivermectin administered subcutaneously 7 days apart are reported to be effective. The environment should be treated with insecticidal sprays. <br><br>
+Two injections of '''Ivermectin''' administered subcutaneously 7 days apart are reported to be effective. The environment should be treated with insecticidal sprays.
 Merck & Co (2009) '''The Merck Veterinary Manual''' (Ninth Edition), ''Merial''
-[[Category:To Do - Siobhan Brade]]
-[[Category:To Do - Manson review]]
+{{review}}