title: Straelensiosis in two cats and ten dogs from Israel.
abstract: Straelensiosis is uncommonly described outside Europe. This report describes straelensiosis in two cats and in ten dogs diagnosed with the disease outside Europe. Both cats displayed erythematous macules or nodules on the abdominal skin. One cat was extremely pruritic, while in the other the lesions were incidental findings when the cat was presented for neutering. The mites were noted in skin scrapings in both cats and histopathologically in one cat. All dogs showed a general distribution of papules, and intense pruritus was noted in six dogs. The diagnosis in all dogs was based on histopathology. Treatment of the animals in this study varied, and among the various administrated treatments, amitraz showed promising results.
authors.affiliation: The Veterinary Teaching Hospital, The Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaufmann
authors.affiliation: Unit Dermatology/Parasitology/Mycology, School of Veterinary Medicine-ONIRIS, University of Nantes, Nantes 44307, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bourdeau
authors.affiliation: Dermatology & Allergy Clinic, Haifa 34608, Israel.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Waldman
authors.affiliation: Zaresky and Amiel Veterinary Clinics Ltd., Kiryat Bialik 27093, Israel.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amiel
authors.affiliation: The Veterinary Teaching Hospital, The Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zur
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002415:Cats; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D014323:Trombiculiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*