Ectoparasites

skin scraping, tape test, plucked hairs, feathers

microscopic

1 - 2 days

• The detection of ectoparasites is done by examination of skin scrapings, which should possibly be placed into shipping containers before they are sent in.
• If mites are suspected, the depth of the scraping should be adapted to the habitat of the respective mite.
• Because of their habitat, some parasites such as Demodex mites can be detected at the roots of plucked hairs. If there are fur mites or predatory mites, it is often possible to find eggs attached to the hair.
• Ectoparasite detection is also part of the service Bacteriology + Mycology + Ectoparasites