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The method of detection for Notoedres is usually via a superficial skin scraping. A single nest in a scraping may yield many mites.

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===Important Species===

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==Important Species==

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===Notoedres cati===

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This species causes [[Feline Scabies|feline scabies]], an example of [[Parasitic skin infections - Pathology#Notoedric mites|a notoedric skin infestation]]

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~~''Notoedres cati''~~

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~~This species causes [[Feline Scabies|feline scabies]]~~

==Pathogenesis==

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*Infection begins on the ear tips and spreads over the body

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*Infection begins on the ear tips and spreads over the body [[Parasitic skin infections - Pathology#Notoedric mites|a notoedric skin infestation]]

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*''Notoedres cati'' in [[Parasitic skin infections - Pathology#Notoedric mites|notoedric skin infestation]]

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