Demodex bovis is a burrowing mite that lives in the hair follicles of cattle, resulting in nodules, granulomatous inflammation, and the formation of scar tissue. Clinical and histopathological changes of a recently diagnosed case of demodicosis on a Dutch dairy farm are presented before and after treatment. Treatment results were disappointing. The role of demodicosis in Dutch dairy farming is discussed.
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Tijdschr Diergeneeskd
April 2002
Instituut Infectieziekten en Immunologie, Afdeling Parasitologie en Tropische Diergeneeskunde, Faculteit der Diergeneeskunde, Universiteit Utrecht, Postbus 80.165, 3508 TD, Utrecht.
Demodex bovis is a burrowing mite that lives in the hair follicles of cattle, resulting in nodules, granulomatous inflammation, and the formation of scar tissue. Clinical and histopathological changes of a recently diagnosed case of demodicosis on a Dutch dairy farm are presented before and after treatment. Treatment results were disappointing.
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