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Pruritic dermatitis in two stray pups due to mixed Demodex and Sarcoptes mite infestations

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Two stray pups in the Jabalpur were having the history of severe itching, hyperkeratotic skin lesions, alopecia involving face, head, ears, dorsal parts of body and on the leg region. Skin scrapping examination from the infested parts revealed mixed infestation of Demodex spp. and Sarcoptes spp. mites. The animals were treated with injectable ivermectin, multivitamins and topically amitraz. Marked clinical improvement was observed after fourteen day post treatment and complete healing with disappearance of crusts and scabs leading to normal skin was recorded on 28th day post treatment.

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The senior author is thankful to the Director, ICMR-NIRTH for providing infrastructure to carry out the work and to publication committee of ICMR— NIRTH, Jabalpur (ICMR-NIRTH/PSC/09/2019).

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  1. Division of In-Vivo Research, ICMR- National Institute of Research in Tribal Health, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India

    H. V. Manjunathachar

  2. Vet Lab, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India

    N. R. Sudhakar

  3. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India

    Rupesh Verma

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Manjunathachar, H.V., Sudhakar, N.R. & Verma, R. Pruritic dermatitis in two stray pups due to mixed Demodex and Sarcoptes mite infestations. Int J Trop Insect Sci 40, 769–771 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-020-00129-4

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