Canine demodicosis, a skin disorder primarily caused by an overpopulation of Demodex mites, continues to be an important clinical problem in veterinary medicine. Recent advances have concentrated ...

Demodex mites are parasites in your dog's hair follicle that are not visible to the naked eye. A small amount of this mite is normally seen on your dog's skin; ...

Demodectic mange is a parasitic skin disease caused by the overgrowth of demodex mites. These microscopic mites live in the hair follicles and are a normal inhabitant on dog skin ...

Generalised demodicosis can also occur in older dogs and is then often secondary to an underlying disease that is suppressing the dog’s immune system e.g. Cushing’s disease, hypothyroidism ...

My dog was diagnosed with a type of mange called Demodex. Could she have gotten this from going to a dog park to play?Demodectic mange is caused by microscopic mites living in the skin that cause ...