Abstract

COELLO, R.D.  and  CHAVEZ, J.F.. New evidence of Cheyletiella sp in cats and huntans of Ecuador, with risk in public health. Rev. vet. [online]. 2021, vol.32, n.1, pp.106-109. ISSN 1669-6840.  http://dx.doi.org/10.30972/vet.3215645.

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Cheyletielosis or scabies is a zoonotic disease that affects the skin of some mammals (dogs, cats and rabbits), caused by the mite Cheyletiella sp. This disease in animáis is very common inback, ears and head, however, may inelude signs such as layers of disheveled hair, inflammation, pruritus, alopecia, hyperkeratosis and abundant dandruff (in the form of dust) to what is known as “walking dandruff”. The present study aimed to determine cases of Cheyletiella sp in domestic cats that went to any veterinary to the city of Guayaquil, in 2018. For the identification of this ectoparasite, the skin surface scraping method with mineral oil. From a total of 70 cats studied, with ages be- tween 1 month to 5 years, 10 of them presented cases of dermatitis, but 7 cases of Cheyletiella sp (10%). Likewise 45 people surveyed, 2 presented cases of Cheyletiella sp (4.4%), also, the risk of transmission of this ectoparasit in domestic cats to humans, through surveys. In addition, 2 cases of Notoedres cati and one of Otodectes cynoti were determined in domestic cats. Therefore, this study reports cases of re-emergence of Cheyletiella sp in domestic cats and the first human evidence of cases in Ecuador, where environmental conditions are favorable for the eyele of transmission of this acariasis, constituting a problem of animal and public health.

Keywords : Cheyletiella sp; domestic cats; humans; animal health; public health risk.

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