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→''Cheyletiella'' sp.
===''Cheyletiella'' sp.===
===''Cheyletiella'' sp.===
*''Cheyletiella yasguri''
*Surface mite of cats and dogs
**Also found on humans and rabbits
**''C.yasguri'' (dogs), ''C.blakei'' (cats and humans) and C.parasitivorax (rabbits)
*In [[Parasitic skin infections - Pathology#Cheyletiellosis|skin infestation]]
*In [[Parasitic skin infections - Pathology#Cheyletiellosis|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
**E.g. 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
===''Dermanyssus''===
===''Dermanyssus''===