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Smith JS, Berger DJ, Hoff SE, Jesudoss Chelladurai JRJ, Martin KA, Brewer MT. Afoxolaner as a Treatment for a Novel Sarcoptes scabiei Infestation in a Juvenile Potbelly Pig. Front Vet Sci 2020; 7:473. [PMID: 33102538 PMCID: PMC7505946 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
Abstract
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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Affiliation(s)
- Joe S Smith
- Food Animal and Camelid Hospital, Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States.,Systems Modelling and Reverse Translational Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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- Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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- Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
| | - Matthew T Brewer
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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