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Miscellaneous Mite Infections of Wild Lagomorphs

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Alternative Names	See also: Cheyletiellosis Chiggers (Trombiculiasis) (In Waterfowl, Hedgehogs and Bears and Lagomorphs) Demodicosis (with special reference to Hedgehogs, Bears and Lagomorphs) Leporacarus gibbus Fur Mite Infection in Lagomorphs Notoedres Mange in Hedgehogs and Lagomorphs Psorobia lagomorphae Mite Infection in Lagomorphs Psoroptes cuniculi Ear Mite Infection in Lagomorphs Red Fowl Mite Infection in Lagomorphs Sarcoptic Mange
Disease Agents	Mites
	Infectious Agent(s)	Mites: Acarina (Order)
	Non-infectious Agent(s)	--
	Physical Agent(s)	--
General description	In addition to mites associated with skin disease in lagomorphs, the mites listed below have been reported to occur on the hair or the skin of lagomorphs in North America. (D600.1.w1)
Further Information	Mites found on Ochotona spp. Ochotona princeps - American pika Laelaptidae (Family): *Echinonyssus utahensis* (D600.1.w1) Mites found on Sylvilagus spp. Sylvilagus bachmani - Brush rabbit Listrophoridae (Family): *Leporacarus sylvilagi* Sylvilagus floridanus - Eastern Cottontail Glycyphagidae: Marsupialichus brasiliensis Laelaptidae (Family): *Androlaelaps fahrenholzi* Macronyssidae - Red mites (Family): Ornithonyssus bacoti Pygmephoridae: *Pygmephorus designatus; Pygmephorus whitakeri* Haemolaelaps sp. (J11.55.w2) Sylvilagus palustris - Marsh rabbit Laelaptidae (Family): *Androlaelaps fahrenholzi* (D600.1.w1) In a study of cottontails [probably Sylvilagus floridanus - Eastern Cottontail] in the eastern USA, mites found included Liponyssus sp., Eulaelaps sp. and Atricholaelaps sp. (J40.7.w1)
Associated Techniques	Clinical Pathology of Lagomorphs - Skin Testing Environmental Assessment History & Documentation Physical Examination of Mammals Necropsy of Mammals Imaging in Lagomorph Diagnosis and Treatment Treatment and Care Environmental and Population Management Preventative Medicine for Mammals Chapter 2 - B36 Field Manual of Wildlife Diseases - Specimen Collection and Preservation Chapter 3 - B36 Field Manual of Wildlife Diseases - Specimen shipment Appendix A - B36 Field Manual of Wildlife Diseases - Sample specimen history form
Host taxa groups /species	Ochotona princeps - American pika Sylvilagus bachmani - Brush rabbit Sylvilagus floridanus - Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus palustris - Marsh rabbit
Disease Author	Nikki Fox BVSc MRCVS (V.w103)
Referees	Anna Meredith MA VetMB CertLAS DZooMed (Mammalian) MRCVS (V.w128); Richard Saunders BVSc BSc CertZooMed MRCVS (V.w121)

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