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- Title
A clinical retrospective study of Caparinia tripilis (Psoroptidae) mite dermatitis in pet African pygmy hedgehogs (Ateletrix albiventris) in southern Italy.
- Authors
d'Ovidio, Dario; Santoro, Mario; Santoro, Domenico
- Abstract
Results Study population The clinical details of the 81 (39.5%) hedgehogs with I C. tripilis i infestation that fulfilled the inclusion criteria are summarized in Table 1. B Background b - I Caparinia tripilis i is a common ectoparasitic mite affecting African pygmy hedgehogs, and is associated with pruritus and self-trauma. Treatment of I C. tripis i infestation can be performed easily with several acaricidal drugs including topical (i.e. ivermectin, amitraz sprays, imidacloprid/moxidectin) as well as systemic medications (ivermectin, fluralaner, sarolaner).7,8,12,15-17 In the present study, 55.6% of hedgehogs were treated with a spot-on formulation of 10% imidacloprid/ 1% moxidectin without apparent adverse effects. African pygmy hedgehogs normally are solitary animals and avoid physical contact with each other except during courtship and when females raise young hedghogs.1 By contrast to their natural behaviour, hedgehogs kept in pet shops are housed in crowded groups and in small cages, which could promote stress and poor hygiene leading to the proliferation and transmission of the mite.13 In the present study, 35.8% of hedgehogs infested by I C. tripilis i were asymptomatic.
- Subjects
ITALY; HEDGEHOGS; DEMODEX; MITES; SKIN inflammation; CAPTIVE wild animals; TEMPORAL lobe
- Publication
Veterinary Dermatology, 2021, Vol 32, Issue 5, p434
- ISSN
0959-4493
- Publication type
Abstract
- DOI
10.1111/vde.12991