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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Amer S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4627845 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20151030 10
Species delimitation of Psoroptes spp. and identity of the parasite in water buffaloes remain poorly defined. In this study, Psoroptes infestation on three water buffalo farms in Egypt was examined based on morphometric characteristics, especially the opisthosomal setae of adult male mites. Clinical investigations showed that 28% (196/700) of the sampled animals had mange infestation. Microscopic examinations of 80 skin scrapings indicated the occurrence of Psoroptes mites in 17 (21.3%) samples, ...[more]