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David S Miller1, Glenda F Taton-Allen, Terry W Campbell
1Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1620, USA.
Abstract:
A male Swainson's hawk (Buteo swainsoni) at a rehabilitation facility in Colorado was presented with severe crusting of the skin on the medial thighs and caudal ventral body. Male and female Knemidokoptes mites were found on a cellophane tape preparation of the affected area. The hawk's clinical signs resolved with treatment with ivermectin administered at 200 microg/kg, i.m., every 10 days for three treatments.
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