| notoedric mange in two free-ranging north american racoons (procyon lotor) in japan. | mange was diagnosed in two north american racoons (procyon lotor) at kamakura city in kanagawa prefecture, japan. the mites were identified morphologically as notoedres cati. mite infestation affected the skin over the extremities and tail, and was characterized by moderate alopecia and erythematous dermatosis. histopathologically, the affected skin showed marked epidermal hyperplasia and mites located within the parakeratotic stratum corneum. a slight dermal inflammatory response consisting pri ... | 2002 | 11972895 |
| notoedric mange in free-ranging masked palm civets (paguma larvata) in japan. | fifty-one masked palm civets (paguma larvata) were trapped as part of a nuisance wildlife control programme between july 2001 and august 2002 in fujisawa city, kanagawa prefecture, japan. eleven civets had characteristic mange lesions with marked alopecia and crusts, caused by the burrowing epidermal mite notoedres cati. the diagnosis was confirmed by histology and examination of mites obtained from skin scrapings of affected civets. histopathology of lesions demonstrated moderate hyperplastic e ... | 2003 | 14678446 |