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Treatment and control of sarcoptic mange: Evaluation of treatment of both the pigs and environment

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Pigs in a herd infected withSarcoptes scabiei varsuis were treated with 20% phosmet at a dose rate of 20 mg/kg body weight. In one of the groups the environment was also treated using 2% trichlorphon. Post-treatment clinical examination and parasitological evaluation of skin scrapings revealed complete recovery by the end of the second month after initial treatment with no evidence of reinfection for a period of five months.

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Des porcs d'un troupeau infecté parSarcoptes scabiei var suis ont été traités avec une solution à 20p. 100 de Phosmet à la dose de 20 mg par kg de poids vif. Dans l'un des groupes, le milieu a également fait l'objet d'une désinfection au trichlorphon à 2p. 100. Après intervention, l'examen clinique et la recherche parasitologique par grattage de la peau ont révélé la guérison complète vers la fin du second mois après le traitement initial et sans réinfection au cours des cinq mois suivants.

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Cerdos infestados conSarcoptes scabie var suis fueron tratados con fosmet al 20% a una dosis de 20 mg/kg de peso corporal. En uno de los grupos, el ambiente fue tratado con triclorfón al 2%. Después del tratamiento, los exámenes clínicos y los raspados de piel revelaron una recuperación total de los animales al final del segundo mes del tratamiento, sin evidencia de reinfección por un período de cinco meses.

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Kambarage, D.M. Treatment and control of sarcoptic mange: Evaluation of treatment of both the pigs and environment. Trop Anim Health Prod 23, 59–62 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02361271

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