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When 400 micrograms ivermectin/kg was administered subcutaneously to rabbits infected with the ear mite Psoroptes cuniculi it significantly reduced the clinical score, and when 500 micrograms ivermectin/kg was administered subcutaneously to guinea pigs with mange due to Trixacaurus caviae it resulted in a clinical cure. In rabbits a subcutaneous dose of 400 micrograms/kg produced high and sustained concentrations of ivermectin in the tissues and body fluids for at least 13 days and its rate of depletion from tissues was similar to that observed in sheep and rats. The mean (+/- sem) maximum concentration in plasma was 42.0 +/- 9.7 ng/ml 37.2 +/- 5.0 hours after administration and the area under the concentration-time curve was 3543 +/- 580 ng/ml hours. After the administration of 500 micrograms ivermectin/kg to guinea pigs orally, subcutaneously or topically the drug could be detected in the plasma only after subcutaneous administration. The mean concentration 72 hours after its administration to four guinea pigs was 0.7 +/- 0.3 ng/ml.
Vet Rec 1992 Jan 25
PMID:Clinical and pharmacological properties of ivermectin in rabbits and guinea pigs. 159 55

The association between papular skin lesions in slaughtered pigs and hypersensitivity to Sarcoptes scabiei var suis was examined in experimental and field studies, and by the retrospective analysis of monitoring records obtained at slaughter. A causal role for S scabiei was indicated by the production of lesions in experimentally infested pigs, by increased clinical mange in herds having high lesion scores, and by a reduction in the severity of lesions after the implementation of more intensive mange control measures. The specificity of the lesions as an indicator of sarcoptic mite hypersensitivity was estimated to be 0.92 from experimental data and 0.79 from field data. Generalised lesions were rare in mange free pigs, indicating that such lesions were highly specific (1.0 from experimental data, greater than 0.98 from field data) for mange. The assessment of the severity of the lesions in samples of slaughtered pigs appears to be a useful aid to assessing the severity of sarcoptic mange in pig herds.
Vet Rec 1991 Jun 01
PMID:Sarcoptic mite hypersensitivity and skin lesions in slaughtered pigs. 190 75

A survey of mortality in hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) was carried out between July 1976 and November 1986. Most were from Norfolk. Of the 74 examined, 35 (47.3 per cent) were road casualties, one of which yielded Salmonella typhimurium phage type (PT) 104. Of the remaining 39, 13 (33.3 per cent) had salmonellosis due to S enteritidis PT 11. This organism, which appears to be common and widespread in hedgehogs in England was found in 10 separate incidents. The only other zoonosis was ringworm (Trichophyton erinacei infection). Other findings included ectoparasitic infestations with mange mites (Caparinia tripilis), fleas (Archaeopsylla erinacei) and ticks (Ixodes hexagonus). Helminths comprised Crenosoma striatum lungworms (associated with Bordetella bronchiseptica infection in one animal), intestinal nematodes (Capillaria species), cestodes (Rodentolepis erinacei), trematodes (Brachylaemus erinacei) and acanthocephalans (Prosthoryhnchus species). Metaldehyde poisoning was diagnosed in three animals. Over a 10 year period 370 carcases were counted on a stretch of 18 miles of road in Norfolk. The major causes of mortality are probably road casualties and hypothermia during the winter months. In December 1988 S enteritidis PT 11 was isolated from three of four carcases examined in Berkshire and the zoonosis pseudotuberculosis (Yersinia pseudotuberculosis infection) was diagnosed in two of them.
Vet Rec 1991 Mar 16
PMID:Zoonoses and other findings in hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus): a survey of mortality and review of the literature. 203 15

The prevalence of Sarcoptes scabiei in pigs in the Netherlands, and the causal relationship between infestation and dermatitis in fattening pigs were assessed in a survey in 1988. In the first part of the survey 400 fattening pigs from 88 farms and 200 sows were examined. In the second part of the survey 193 fattening pigs with normal skin and 201 with dermatitis were examined; the dermatitis was characterised by small round, slightly thickened skin lesions, mostly on the rump, flanks, abdomen and buttocks. Ear scrapings were collected from all the animals after slaughter and examined for the presence of sarcoptic mites. In the first part of the survey, 33 (8.25 per cent) of the 400 fattening pigs and nine (4.5 per cent) of the 200 sows were positive for S scabiei. Mange was detected in fattening pigs from 21 (23.9 per cent) of the 88 farms. In the second part of the survey, six (3.1 per cent) of the 193 fattening pigs with normal skin and 30 (14.9 per cent) of the 201 pigs with dermatitis were positive for S scabiei. This difference was statistically significant (P less than 0.001). Histological examination of the skin lesions revealed an eosinophilic perivasculitis compatible with an allergic reaction, and consistent with infestation with S scabiei. The results of this survey indicate that mange is common in the Netherlands, and that sarcoptic mite hypersensitivity can be a cause of the skin lesions seen in fattening pigs at slaughter.
Vet Rec 1990 Mar 31
PMID:Sarcoptic mite hypersensitivity: a cause of dermatitis in fattening pigs at slaughter. 211 97

A severe outbreak of psoroptic mange in beef cattle is described. Up to half the animals in some groups were extensively affected and debilitated. Performance was poor with days to slaughter weight increased. Ivermectin was the most effective form of treatment. The possible origin of the infestation and the ways of controlling the condition are discussed.
Vet Rec 1984 Sep 01
PMID:Outbreak of psoroptic mange in cattle. 654 26

Four trials, using 48 European breed cattle, were conducted to evaluate the efficacy of abamectin against the louse species Linognathus vituli, Haematopinus eurysternus and Damalinia bovis and against the mange mites Sarcoptes scabiei var bovis and Psoroptes ovis. Animals were allocated by restricted randomisation based on parasite counts to treatment with abamectin at a dose of 200 micrograms/kg given subcutaneously or to an untreated control group. Ectoparasites were counted before treatment and at weekly intervals thereafter for eight weeks. L. vituli, H eurysternus and S scabiei var bovis were eliminated (P < 0.05) by day 7 after abamectin treatment. An efficacy of more than 99 per cent was recorded against P ovis mange mites. The biting louse D bovis was not controlled. Abamectin treatment increased the weight gain of cattle infested with ectoparasites.
Vet Rec 1993 May 01
PMID:Efficacy of abamectin against ectoparasites of cattle. 851 5

In an investigation into alternative methods for the treatment and control of sheep scab, the efficacy of moxidectin, a second generation milbemycin, was evaluated in a series of laboratory and field studies in Ireland. Initial laboratory trials demonstrated that moxidectin, given as a subcutaneous injection at 200 micrograms/kg bodyweight was effective in the treatment of clinical psoroptic mange. Subsequent work showed that a single injection of clean sheep with moxidectin at the same dose rate provided protection against natural and experimental sheep scab infection for up to 35 days. This residual protective efficacy was tested in a large scale field trial in County Offaly, Ireland, in which more than 6500 sheep on 50 farms received a single prophylactic injection with moxidectin in the autumn and remained free from scab throughout the winter. This was comparable to the preventive effect of the annual compulsory dipping programme applied at that time. In a parallel series of field trials conducted across several counties in Ireland, two injections, 10 days apart, were effective in the treatment of outbreaks of scab. It is concluded that moxidectin is suitable for the treatment and control of sheep scab and has advantages over some existing methods because of its ease of use, safety for the user, the sheep and the environment, and because it also provides worm control owing to its efficacy against the major nematodes of sheep.
Vet Rec 1996 Nov 02
PMID:Treatment and control of psoroptic mange (sheep scab) with moxidectin. 893 Dec 98

A post mortem examination on a young fox which had been observed to be clinically ill revealed a severe infection with Angiostrongylus vasorum. A further 11 foxes were examined and four were infected with the parasite; three of these also had advanced lesions of sarcoptic mange. The cases all occurred outside the previously defined focus of endemic infection for dogs in Cornwall and they appear to be the first recorded cases of A vasorum in foxes in the United Kingdom.
Vet Rec 1996 Nov 02
PMID:Angiostrongylus vasorum infection in foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Cornwall. 1128 61

A single blind controlled clinical trial of oral ivermectin paste at a dose rate of 0.1 mg/kg daily for seven days for the treatment of chorioptic mange in horses was carried out. There was a statistically significant reduction in the numbers of mites in the samples taken from the treated horses compared with the untreated horses, but the mites were not eliminated from all the treated animals. Two further groups of horses were treated, one at a dose rate of 0.1 mg/kg daily for 10 days and the other with two doses of 0.2 mg/kg given two weeks apart. There were no statistically significant differences between any of the three treatment groups, and none of the treatments eliminated mites from all the treated horses.
Vet Rec
PMID:Oral ivermectin paste for the treatment of chorioptic mange in horses. 896 71

A serodiagnostic test (ELISA) for detecting antibodies to Sarcoptes scabiei in the sera of pigs was evaluated. The ELISA results from 221 specific pathogen-free pigs of three different age categories were used to establish a cut-off value for the assay. Background optical density values differed significantly between the three groups, the sows having the highest values. The mean + 3 sd of their values was chosen as the cut-off. Four farrow-to-finish herds of pigs with sarcoptic mange were investigated. Skin scrapings were taken from each animal for the demonstration of S scabiei and their sera were assayed for the presence of antibodies to the mite. All the herds had active infections with S scabiei and antibodies to S scabiei were found in a significant number of the animals sampled. The sensitivity and specificity of the ELISA were 87.8 and 99.5 per cent, respectively, employing clinical diagnosis as the gold standard. A higher sensitivity (100 per cent), but a lower specificity (32.8 per cent) was obtained when the results of skin scrapings were used as the gold standard.
Vet Rec 1997 Jul 05
PMID:Serodiagnosis of sarcoptic mange in pigs. 924 16


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