Afoxolaner as a Treatment for a Novel Sarcoptes scabiei Infestation in a Juvenile Potbelly Pig
A 2 months old female Vietnamese potbellied pig presented to a veterinary teaching hospital with a referring complaint of pruritus. A human caretaker of the pig had recently been diagnosed with a Sarcoptes spp. dermatitis. Microscopic examination of the skin scrape samples and BLAST analysis confirm...
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| author | Joe S. Smith Joe S. Smith Darren J. Berger Sarah E. Hoff Jeba R. J. Jesudoss Chelladurai Katy A. Martin Matthew T. Brewer |
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| description | A 2 months old female Vietnamese potbellied pig presented to a veterinary teaching hospital with a referring complaint of pruritus. A human caretaker of the pig had recently been diagnosed with a Sarcoptes spp. dermatitis. Microscopic examination of the skin scrape samples and BLAST analysis confirmed the species of the mite as most closely related to Sarcoptes scabiei var. canis (AY493391). The pig was treated with afoxolaner as previous treatment with ivermectin was not efficacious. Recheck examinations and follow up revealed the pig to be non-pruritic and resolving. Afoxolaner may be a therapeutic option when treating Sarcoptes spp. infections in companion pigs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f653960eb41d48e28ff31a719d7982a92022-12-21T18:59:00ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Veterinary Science2297-17692020-09-01710.3389/fvets.2020.00473556683Afoxolaner as a Treatment for a Novel Sarcoptes scabiei Infestation in a Juvenile Potbelly PigJoe S. Smith0Joe S. Smith1Darren J. Berger2Sarah E. Hoff3Jeba R. J. Jesudoss Chelladurai4Katy A. Martin5Matthew T. Brewer6Food Animal and Camelid Hospital, Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United StatesSystems Modelling and Reverse Translational Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United StatesVeterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United StatesVeterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United StatesDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United StatesDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United StatesDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United StatesA 2 months old female Vietnamese potbellied pig presented to a veterinary teaching hospital with a referring complaint of pruritus. A human caretaker of the pig had recently been diagnosed with a Sarcoptes spp. dermatitis. Microscopic examination of the skin scrape samples and BLAST analysis confirmed the species of the mite as most closely related to Sarcoptes scabiei var. canis (AY493391). The pig was treated with afoxolaner as previous treatment with ivermectin was not efficacious. Recheck examinations and follow up revealed the pig to be non-pruritic and resolving. Afoxolaner may be a therapeutic option when treating Sarcoptes spp. infections in companion pigs.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2020.00473/fullafoxolanerisoxazolinepigSarcoptes scabieizoonosis |
| spellingShingle | Joe S. Smith Joe S. Smith Darren J. Berger Sarah E. Hoff Jeba R. J. Jesudoss Chelladurai Katy A. Martin Matthew T. Brewer Afoxolaner as a Treatment for a Novel Sarcoptes scabiei Infestation in a Juvenile Potbelly Pig Frontiers in Veterinary Science afoxolaner isoxazoline pig Sarcoptes scabiei zoonosis |
| title | Afoxolaner as a Treatment for a Novel Sarcoptes scabiei Infestation in a Juvenile Potbelly Pig |
| title_full | Afoxolaner as a Treatment for a Novel Sarcoptes scabiei Infestation in a Juvenile Potbelly Pig |
| title_fullStr | Afoxolaner as a Treatment for a Novel Sarcoptes scabiei Infestation in a Juvenile Potbelly Pig |
| title_full_unstemmed | Afoxolaner as a Treatment for a Novel Sarcoptes scabiei Infestation in a Juvenile Potbelly Pig |
| title_short | Afoxolaner as a Treatment for a Novel Sarcoptes scabiei Infestation in a Juvenile Potbelly Pig |
| title_sort | afoxolaner as a treatment for a novel sarcoptes scabiei infestation in a juvenile potbelly pig |
| topic | afoxolaner isoxazoline pig Sarcoptes scabiei zoonosis |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2020.00473/full |
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