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'''Cats'''
 
'''Cats'''
 
*Rare
 
*Rare
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'''Pigs'''
 
'''Pigs'''
*Important condition as 35% pigs are asymptomatic carriers
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*Important condition, 35% pigs are asymptomatic carriers
    
*First signs of infestation appear on the ears before spreading to the rest of the body
 
*First signs of infestation appear on the ears before spreading to the rest of the body
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*Infestation adversely affects productivity
 
*Infestation adversely affects productivity
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'''Cattle'''
 
'''Cattle'''
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*Infestation adversely affects productivity
 
*Infestation adversely affects productivity
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'''Sheep'''
 
'''Sheep'''
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*Causes considerable hide damage in local African breeds of long haired sheep
 
*Causes considerable hide damage in local African breeds of long haired sheep
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'''Horses'''
 
'''Horses'''
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*Lesions begin on head, neck and shoulders then spread to rest of body
 
*Lesions begin on head, neck and shoulders then spread to rest of body
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====''Knemidocoptes''====
 
====''Knemidocoptes''====
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*Life cycle similar to ''Sarcoptes spp.''
 
*Life cycle similar to ''Sarcoptes spp.''
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*Diagnosis based on clinical signs and discovery of mites
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*Diagnosis based on
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**Clinical signs  
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**Discovery of mites
    
*Repeat treatments with [[Ectoparasiticides|acaricides]] needed
 
*Repeat treatments with [[Ectoparasiticides|acaricides]] needed
 
**Few products licensed for use in poultry
 
**Few products licensed for use in poultry
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'''Recognition'''
 
'''Recognition'''
   
*Small, round mite
 
*Small, round mite
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*''K. pilae''
 
*''K. pilae''
 
**Scaly face and beak in psittacines
 
**Scaly face and beak in psittacines
**Mites attack bare or lightly feather areas of the face, beak, cere and body
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**Mites attack bare or lightly feathered areas of the face, beak, cere and body
 
**Scaliness at the base of the beak is the first sign which then spreads
 
**Scaliness at the base of the beak is the first sign which then spreads
 
**Little pruritus
 
**Little pruritus
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===''Trixacarus''===
 
===''Trixacarus''===
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*Transmission is due to close contact between mother and offspring
 
*Transmission is due to close contact between mother and offspring
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===''Demodex''===
 
===''Demodex''===
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*''Demodex'' spp. found on all domestic mammals and in humans
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*''Demodex spp.'' found on all domestic mammals and in humans
 
**Each host has its own species
 
**Each host has its own species
    
*Causes [[Parasitic skin infections - Pathology#Demodicosis|demodecosis]]
 
*Causes [[Parasitic skin infections - Pathology#Demodicosis|demodecosis]]
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'''Recognition'''
 
'''Recognition'''
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*Long and narrow to fit into hair follicles
 
*Long and narrow to fit into hair follicles
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'''Life Cycle'''
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'''Life cycle'''
 
*Live as commensal organisms
 
*Live as commensal organisms
    
*Live in hair follicles and in sebaceous glands
 
*Live in hair follicles and in sebaceous glands
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*Life cycle takes 3 weeks
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*Life cycle takes '''3 weeks'''
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'''Pathogenesis and epidemiology'''
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'''Pathogenesis and Epidemiology'''
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'''Dogs'''
 
*Initial infection is slight hair loss which may resolve spontaneously or could spread over the body
 
*Initial infection is slight hair loss which may resolve spontaneously or could spread over the body
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*Follicular/pustular demodecosis
 
*Follicular/pustular demodecosis
 
**More serious
 
**More serious
**Skin invasion by ''Staphylococci''
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**Skin invasion by ''staphylococci''
 
**Skin becomes wrinkled, thickened and contains pustules which ooze serum, blood or pus
 
**Skin becomes wrinkled, thickened and contains pustules which ooze serum, blood or pus
 
**Affected animals may be seriously disfigured
 
**Affected animals may be seriously disfigured
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**Immunosuppression
 
**Immunosuppression
 
**Immunosuppressant therapy
 
**Immunosuppressant therapy
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'''Cats'''
 
'''Cats'''
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*Mild squamous type only
 
*Mild squamous type only
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'''Cattle'''
 
'''Cattle'''
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*Affects hide quality
 
*Affects hide quality
 
**Economically important in Australia
 
**Economically important in Australia
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'''Goats'''
 
'''Goats'''
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*Disease similar to that in cattle
 
*Disease similar to that in cattle
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'''Pigs, Sheep and Horses'''
 
'''Pigs, Sheep and Horses'''
 
*Rare
 
*Rare
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'''Diagnosis'''
 
'''Diagnosis'''
   
*Liquid paraffin applied to a skin fold
 
*Liquid paraffin applied to a skin fold
    
*Deep skin scraping
 
*Deep skin scraping
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'''Control'''
 
'''Control'''
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*To aid [[Ectoparasiticides|acaricide]] penetration, clipping a dog's coat and washing is recommended
 
*To aid [[Ectoparasiticides|acaricide]] penetration, clipping a dog's coat and washing is recommended
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===''Notoedres''===
 
===''Notoedres''===
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*Known as feline scabies
 
*Known as feline scabies
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*Also common ectoparasites of tropical bats
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*Also common ectoparasite of tropical bats
    
*Parasite of cats, rats, man and rabbits
 
*Parasite of cats, rats, man and rabbits
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'''Recognition'''
 
'''Recognition'''
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*Less distinct angles on body surface
 
*Less distinct angles on body surface
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*Females have suckers on legs one and two
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*Females have suckers on legs 1 and 2
    
*Females are about 225μm in length and males 150μm
 
*Females are about 225μm in length and males 150μm
    
*Anal opening is distinctly dorsal (not posterior)
 
*Anal opening is distinctly dorsal (not posterior)
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'''Pathogenesis'''
 
'''Pathogenesis'''
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*Hypersensitivity reaction may occur
 
*Hypersensitivity reaction may occur
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'''Diagnosis'''
 
'''Diagnosis'''
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*A single nest in a scraping may yield many mites
 
*A single nest in a scraping may yield many mites
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==Non-Burrowing Mites==
 
==Non-Burrowing Mites==
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*Feed on either skin scales and tissue or suck blood
 
*Feed on either skin scales and tissue or suck blood
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===''Psoroptes''===
 
===''Psoroptes''===
 
*In [[Parasitic skin infections - Pathology#Psoroptic mites|psoroptic skin infestation]]
 
*In [[Parasitic skin infections - Pathology#Psoroptic mites|psoroptic skin infestation]]
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'''Recognition'''
 
'''Recognition'''
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*1-2mm in length
 
*1-2mm in length
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'''Life Cycle'''
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'''Life cycle'''
 
*Confined to skin surface
 
*Confined to skin surface
    
*Feed on serous exudate by siphoning
 
*Feed on serous exudate by siphoning
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*Adult female can lay up to 100 eggs during her life time (one month)
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*Adult female can lay up to 100 eggs during her life time (1 month)
    
*10 day life cycle
 
*10 day life cycle
    
*2 nymphal stages
 
*2 nymphal stages
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====''Psoroptes cuniculi''====
 
====''Psoroptes cuniculi''====
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*Parasite of rabbits
 
*Parasite of rabbits
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*Adapted to living in an aural environment
 
*Adapted to living in an aural environment
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'''Pathogenesis'''
 
'''Pathogenesis'''
*The ears are painful and itch intensely  
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*The ears are painful and intensely pruritic
    
*Affected rabbits shake their heads and scratch their ears
 
*Affected rabbits shake their heads and scratch their ears
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*Histologically, there is chronic erosive and proliferative eosinophilic dermatitis
 
*Histologically, there is chronic erosive and proliferative eosinophilic dermatitis
 
**The mites are non-burrowing and thus are found only in the exudate, not in the tissue
 
**The mites are non-burrowing and thus are found only in the exudate, not in the tissue
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'''Diagnosis'''
 
'''Diagnosis'''
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*Appearance
 
*Appearance
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'''Control'''
 
'''Control'''
 
*Infestations are difficult to eliminate from a colony
 
*Infestations are difficult to eliminate from a colony
 
**Ivermectin is usually effective
 
**Ivermectin is usually effective
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====''Psoroptes ovis''====
 
====''Psoroptes ovis''====
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