Five human cases of feline scabies, Notoedres cati, infestation

Scabies Infestation.

Polarizable elements in scabies infestation: a clue to diagnosis.

The diagnosis of scabies infestation is straightforward in cases where mite parts are largely visible; however, mites are often not captured in a specimen's planes of section. Polariscopic examination is a fast and simple adjunctive diagnostic tool to light microscopy. We describe the unique polariscopic findings in scabies infestation. Two cases of crusted scabies and eight cases of typical sc...

Two Cases of Human Infestation by Larvae of Linguatula serrata.

Human infestation by Linguatula serrata, one of the family of linguatulids or so-called tongue-worms, is uncommon; the recorded cases appear without exception to have been diagnosed at necropsy, where the parasites were unimportant incidental findings. In an exhaustive survey of the literature we have been unable to find any published record* of a case of infestation by this parasite occurring ...

Development and validation of a fecal PCR assay for Notoedres cati and application to notoedric mange cases in bobcats (Lynx rufus) in Northern California, USA.

Notoedric mange in felids is a devastating disease caused by a hypersensitivity reaction to the mite Notoedres cati. The burrowing of the mite causes intense pruritis resulting in self-mutilation, secondary bacterial infection, and often death of affected felids if left untreated. Our understanding of how notoedric mange is maintained in felid populations, and the true geographic extent of infe...

Dimethyl phthalate for the treatment of mange in rabbits caused by Notoedres cati var. cuniculi (Gerlach 1857).

W THEN notoedric mange is present in a large rabbit colony it becomes a serious menace unless adequate measures are taken to control it. The disease seems invariably to appear first on the nose, later spreading over the frontal region, lips, eyelids, and base of the ears. Simultaneously with the spread of lesions on the head, the lateral aspect of the hind limbs, the dorsal aspect of the fore l...