A routine examination of a captive juvenile great-horned owl (Bubo virginianus) revealed bilateral proliferative papillary hyperkeratosis on the feet. Microscopic examination of skin scrapings produced numerous mites identified as Knemidokoptes mutans. This is the first record of this parasite in a great-horned owl. A single dose of ivermectin (200 μg/kg) was effective in treatment of this infection.
How to translate text using browser tools
1 July 1989
Knemidokoptes mutans (Acari: Knemidocoptidae) in a Great-horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Terry A. Schulz,
James S. Stewart,
Murray E. Fowler

Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 25 • No. 3
July 1989
Vol. 25 • No. 3
July 1989
Bubo virginianus
case report
great-horned owl
Ivermectin
Knemidokoptes mutans
proliferative papillary hyperkeratosis