Nueva evidencia de Cheyletiella sp en gatos y personas de Ecuador, con riesgo en la salud pública

R. D. Coello; J. F. Chávez

doi:10.30972/vet.3215645

Authors

R. D. Coello Universidad Guayaquil. Facultad de Medicina, Veterinaria & Zootecnia.
J. F. Chávez Universidad Estatal. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Laboratorio de microbiología.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30972/vet.3215645

Keywords:

Cheyletiella sp, domestic cats, humans, animal health, public health risk

Abstract

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 animals is very common in back, ears and head, however, may include 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 between 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 cycle of transmission of this acariasis, constituting a problem of animal and public health.

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