Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về bệnh học thý y được đăng trên tạp chí Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về bệnh thú y đề tài: Demodex gatoi -associated contagious pruritic dermatosis in cats - a report from six households in Finland. | Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica BioMed Central Open Access Demodex gatoi -associated contagious pruritic dermatosis in cats - a report from six households in Finland Seppo AM Saari 1 Kirsi H Juuti2 Joanna H Palojarvi3 Kirsi M Vaisanen4 Riitta-Liisa Rajaniemi5 and Leena E Saijonmaa-Koulumies6 Address Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences FINPAR Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Helsinki Finland 2CatVet Cat Clinic Helsinki Finland 3Espoo Animal Hospital Espoo Finland 4Private Veterinary Clinic Outokumpu Finland 5Lemmikki Veterinary Clinic Oulu Finland and 6Department of Equine and Small Animal Medicine Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Helsinki Finland Email Seppo AM Saari - seppo@ Kirsi H Juuti - Joanna H Palojarvi - Kirsi M Vaisanen - Riitta-Liisa Rajaniemi - vetclin@ Leena E Saijonmaa- Koulumies - Corresponding author Published 20 October 2009 Received 26 May 2009 r. J . . . J. In Kv Iir I AM r I Accepted 20 October 2009 Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2009 51 40 doi 1751-0147-51 -40 This article is available from http content 51 1 40 2009 Saari et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Demodex gatoi is unique among demodectic mites. It possesses a distinct stubby appearance and instead of residing in the hair follicles it dwells in the keratin layer of the epidermis causing a pruritic and contagious skin disease in cats. Little is known of the occurrence of D. gatoi in Europe or control of D. gatoi infestation. Case presentation We describe D. gatoi in 10 cats including five Cornish Rex two Burmese one .
