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[[Image:Sarcoptes scabei.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Sarcoptes scabei'' - Ellywa 2005,Wikimedia Commons]]
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[[Image:Sarcoptes scabei 2.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Sarcoptes scabei'' - Wikimedia Commons]]
|name =''Sarcoptes''
|phylum =Arthropoda
|class =Arachnida
|order =Sarcoptiformes
|family =Sarcoptidae
|genus =Sarcoptes
|species =''S.scabei''
}}
[[Image:Sarcoptes scabei.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Sarcoptes scabei'' - Kalumet 2004,Wikimedia Commons]]
[[Image:Sarcoptes scabei 2.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Sarcoptes scabei'' - Kalumet 2004,Wikimedia Commons]]
==Introduction==
Sarcoptes mites are [[Burrowing Mites|burrowing mites]] of dogs and foxes. They Cause [[Sarcoptic Mange]]. The mites prefer hairless skin and so begin on the hocks, elbows and pinnae. The mites are usually spread by direct host to host contact.
Sarcoptes mites are [[Burrowing Mites|burrowing mites]] of dogs and foxes. They Cause [[Sarcoptic Mange]]. The mites prefer hairless skin and so begin on the hocks, elbows and pinnae. The mites are usually spread by direct host to host contact.
Mite infection can be diagnosed with a skin scrape of a 'non-scratched' region. The presence of one Sarcoptes mite is diagnostic.
Mite infection can be diagnosed with a skin scrape of a 'non-scratched' region. The presence of one Sarcoptes mite is diagnostic.
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