Can Ivermectin kill Sarcoptes scabiei during the molting process?

• Main Authors: Shenrui Feng (Author), Minmin Shi (Author), Zhijuan Yin (Author), Wenda Di (Author), Jacques Guillot (Author), Fang Fang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Sarcoptes scabiei is a permanent obligate ectoparasite that lives and reproduces in the epidermis of humans and other mammals worldwide. There is a lack of information on the molting process of Sarcoptes scabiei. Ivermectin is widely used to treat Sarcoptes infection i...