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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.

References

Bond, Hendricks, Loeffler (2009) Veterinary Dermatology RVC Intergrated BVetMed Course, Royal Veterinary College
Merck & Co (2009) The Merck Veterinary Manual (Ninth Edition), Merial

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-==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 Mites|fur mite]] species.
 ==Burrowing Mites==
-Rats may rarely be infected with the burrowing mite '''''[[Notoedres]] muris''''' also known as '''ear mites'''.
+''Notoedres muris''
 ==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.
+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''
+=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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-[[Category:Expert Review - Exotics]]
-[[Category:Rodent Parasites]]

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