Psoroptic Otocariasis Associated with
Psoroptes Cuniculi in Domestic Rabbits in Korea
Kyung-Yeon Eo and Oh-Deog
Kwon
Seoul Zoo, Gwacheon 427-702,
Korea; 1College of Veterinary Medicine,
KyungpookNational
University, Daegu 702-701,
Korea.
Corresponding author:
odkwon@knu.ac.kr
Abstract
Two male domestic rabbits, weighing 2.8 and 3.4
kg, were referred to the AnimalHealthCenter
of the Seoul Zoo with clinical signs of head shaking and extensive pinnal
pruritus. Diagnosis was accomplished by clinical signs and microscopic
examination of skin lesions. Psoroptes
cuniculi, the ear mite of domestic rabbits, was identified as the cause of
the lesions. To our knowledge, this is the first report of
P. cuniculi in domestic rabbits in Korea.