Cheyletiella
a genus of mites in the family Cheyletidae. Cause a mild, scaling dermatitis in dogs and cats, a more severe, pruritic dermatitis, mainly on the back of rabbits, and intensely pruritic vesicles in humans. Host specificity is not certain; in general C. blakei infests cats, C. parasitovorax infests rabbits and hares, and C. yasguri infests dogs.
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An adult Cheyletiella mite. By permission from Kummel BA, Color Atlas of Small Animal Dermatology, Mosby, 1989
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