Scabies is a skin disease of all types of domestic animals including dogs and cats, as well as it is zoonotic in nature. Canine scabies is of public health importance as 50% of human cases may result from handling of infected dogs. Human patients usually recover spontaneously after irfected dogs are cured. Foxes can also be an important vector of S. scabiei in geographical areas where a large population of infested foxes exist, such as in Sweden. Therefore, foxes may serve as reservoirs for S. scabiei infestation.
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