SOME STUDIES ON NATURALLY AND EXPERIMENTALLY INFECTED ANIMALS WITH SARCOPTIC MITE IN SAUDI ARABIA

Document Type : Research article

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Sarcoptic scabiei mite proved to be transmitted by contact between sheep, goats, cattle, donkeys and camels. The clinical picture was similar in these species. Fomites can harbour the mite for 5 days as observed from rabbits left on infected pens. Ivermectin in the recommended doses produced clinical recovery but it may initiate carier problems.