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Rev Bras Parasitol Vet. 2013 Apr-Jun;22(2):243-7. doi: 10.1590/S1984-

29612013000200043.

Prevalence and zoonotic aspects of small

ruminant mange in the lateritic and
waterlogged zones, southern Benin.
Salifou S1, Attindhou S, Salifou CF, Pangui LJ.

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An epidemiological survey was undertaken from March to September 2010 to assess the
prevalence and zoonotic aspects of scabies in small ruminants in two agro-ecological zones in
southern Benin. Small ruminant (n = 444) smallholders and 1,807 of their animals (1,233
West African dwarf goats and 574 West African dwarf sheep) were included in the study.
The animals underwent physical examination and, when scabies-like lesions were found,
crusts and integument scrapings were collected for microscopic parasitological tests. The
samples collected in each survey were coded in accordance with the owner-animal pairings in
order to assess the degree of correlation between mange cases in humans (smallholders) and
their animals. The overall prevalence of scabies was 28.33% and 9.5% in animals and
smallholders (human cases) respectively. Infestations were significantly (p < 0.001) more
frequent in goats (39.6%) than in sheep. The uniqueness of the etiological agent (Sarcoptes
scabiei), the very high predictive value of human scabies in infected farms (83.67%) and a
very high odds ratio (OR = 2,019.25) indicate that small ruminant scabies has been
transmitted to smallholders by their animals. Close contact between these smallholders and
their animals was a determining factor in this interspecies communicability of sarcoptic
mange.

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10.1590/S1984-29612013000200043
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