AUTHOR=Smith Joe S. , Berger Darren J. , Hoff Sarah E. , Jesudoss Chelladurai Jeba R. J. , Martin Katy A. , Brewer Matthew T. 

TITLE=Afoxolaner as a Treatment for a Novel Sarcoptes scabiei Infestation in a Juvenile Potbelly Pig

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Veterinary Science

VOLUME=7

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/veterinary-science/articles/10.3389/fvets.2020.00473

DOI=10.3389/fvets.2020.00473

ISSN=2297-1769

ABSTRACT=<p>A 2 months old female Vietnamese potbellied pig presented to a veterinary teaching hospital with a referring complaint of pruritus. A human caretaker of the pig had recently been diagnosed with a <italic>Sarcoptes</italic> spp. dermatitis. Microscopic examination of the skin scrape samples and BLAST analysis confirmed the species of the mite as most closely related to <italic>Sarcoptes scabiei</italic> var. canis (AY493391). The pig was treated with afoxolaner as previous treatment with ivermectin was not efficacious. Recheck examinations and follow up revealed the pig to be non-pruritic and resolving. Afoxolaner may be a therapeutic option when treating <italic>Sarcoptes</italic> spp. infections in companion pigs.</p>