Disease relevance of Mite Infestations

• Amitraz has been shown to be successful in controlling mange and lice infestations on pigs which had failed to respond to diazinon and gamma-BHC, respectively, and by the use of a prophylactic programme to maintain pig herds mange free [1].
• It was concluded that the increase in detectable IgG anti-IgE after heating sera indicates that IgG x IgE immune complexes are normally present in most dogs; however, the increase over uncomplexed IgG anti-IgE was most pronounced in dogs manifesting atopic dermatitis and demodectic acariasis [2].
• In sheep and goats there was a sign reduction (p < 0.001) in the impact of mange, helminthosis, contagious caprine pleuropneumonia, orf and non-specific diarrhoea [3].

High impact information on Mite Infestations

• Oral metronidazole seems to work in the management of this chronic mite infestation [4].
• Latent atopy was found in four children, three with and one without mite infestation [5].
• The severity of mite infestation was assessed with the use of the Acarex test, which measures the concentration of guanine in house dust, and all affected house textiles were then treated with an Acarosan product [6].
• A randomized controlled trial was conducted to test the effect of a sheet impregnated with benzyl benzoate in preventing mite infestation of new bedding [7].
• A modification is suggested in the formula of Crow and Mange for the estimation of FIS to make it applicable to populations exhibiting clan exogamy [8].

Chemical compound and disease context of Mite Infestations

• Phosmet treatment controlled mange in growing pigs and resulted in a 12% increase in average daily liveweight gain over untreated mange-infected controls [9].
• An investigation was conducted of mange in five Large White adult sows refractory to pyrethroid treatment (cypermethrin 15%) [10].
• Plunge dipping in diazinon, propetamphos or flumethrin, or the use of synthetic pyrethroid pour-on preparations and an oral drench of ivermectin had little effect because ear mite infestations were detected in the flocks after these treatments [11].
• Evaluation of the bioequivalence of two formulations of deltamethrin for treatment of sheep with psoroptic mange [12].
• Because proteinases, particularly the cysteine class, are demonstrably allergenic in other mite infestations, these proteinases clearly merit further immunological and biochemical definition [13].

Gene context of Mite Infestations

• The BT Trap is the first trap designed specifically for the detection and monitoring of mite infestation [14].
• Between March and December 1999, five free-ranging lynx (Lynx lynx) affected by mange were found dead or shot by game wardens in the Swiss Alps [15].

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Mite Infestations

• Immunosuppression elicited by the extensive administration of prednisolone was suspected for the initiation of the generalized mite infestation [16].

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