Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
First case of sarcoptic mange in a pet rabbit in Korea
By Choe, Seongjun et al.·Published in The Korean journal of parasitology·2020·Department of Parasitology, South Korea·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: First Infestation Case of Sarcoptic Mange from a Pet Rabbit Oryctolagus Cuniculus in Republic of Korea.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-month-old mixed-breed rabbit was brought to the vet with severe itching, skin crusts, a poor appetite, and less frequent droppings. The symptoms started about two weeks after the rabbit was purchased from a pet shop. A skin test revealed a high number of mites, which were identified as Sarcoptes, the cause of sarcoptic mange. The rabbit was treated with weekly ivermectin injections, and after four weeks, it fully recovered with no more mites detected.
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Abstract
In November 2019 a 5-month-old mixed-breed rabbit presented to Chungbuk National University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Cheongju-si, Chungbuk, Republic of Korea (Korea) with symptoms comprising pruritus, crusts on skin, poor appetite and reduced defecation. The rabbit was purchased 2 months prior from a pet shop located in a big market, and that the symptoms were first observed about 2 weeks prior to the hospital visit. Physical examination revealed that the patient had crust formation and alopecia on the nose together with lesions on the digits. A skin scraping test was performed using mineral oil and a high density of mites was observed by microscopy. Each mite showed a round, tortoise-like body with 4 comparatively short pairs of legs. The anus was located at the terminal unlike with suspected pathogen, Notoedres cati. Based on morphological characteristics, we identified the mite as Sarcoptes sp. Ivermectin was administered weekly by subcutaneous injection at a dosage of 0.4 mg/kg, and 4 weeks of follow-up study revealed the patient was fully recovered. And no more mites were detected from the case. This is the first case report of sarcoptic mange in a pet rabbit in Korea.
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