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(A) General view showing severe, extended exfoliative dermatitis with alopecia and scaling. (B) Close view showing very large, thin grayish scales in alopecic areas.
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F1
The dermatological lesions were extensive areas of alopecia, with numerous large, thin, grayish scales (Figure 1).
Adult tropical rat mite (Ornithonyssus bacoti) (Scale bar = 100 mum).
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F2
Mobile specimens and scaly material were collected from the donkey and examined microscopically, enabling the identification of mites at various developmental stages [adults (Figure 2), nymphs, larvae and eggs].