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==Transmission==
 
==Transmission==
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[[Image:Puppy sarcoptic mange.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Puppy with sarcoptic mange - Wikimedia Commons]]
 
*Close contact
 
*Close contact
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'''Diagnosis'''
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==Diagnosis==
 
*Skin scraping until capillary blood appears
 
*Skin scraping until capillary blood appears
 
**Adults, eggs, immature mites and faecal pellets can be seen microscopically
 
**Adults, eggs, immature mites and faecal pellets can be seen microscopically
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'''Treatment'''
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==Treatment==
 
*Acaricide
 
*Acaricide
 
**For more information on acaricides click [[Ectoparasiticides|here]]
 
**For more information on acaricides click [[Ectoparasiticides|here]]
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*Selamectin is available as a good spot-on for dogs
 
*Selamectin is available as a good spot-on for dogs
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*Control for pigs:
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**Treat sows before entering the farrowing pen
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**Treat boars at 6 month intervals
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=====Sarcoptic mange in different species=====
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'''Dogs'''
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'''[[Sarcoptic Mange - Dog|In Dogs]]
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*Highly contagious
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*Intense pruritus
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*First signs appear at edges of ears, then progresses to muzzle, face and elbows
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*Infestation adversely affects productivity
 
*Infestation adversely affects productivity
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*Control for pigs:
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**Treat sows before entering the farrowing pen
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**Treat boars at 6 month intervals
     
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