Tiny mites (known as Sarcoptes scabiei), which are about the size of the tip of a needle, cause scabies. They are difficult ...

There is consequently an urgent need to define molecular mechanisms of drug resistance in scabies mites and to develop and assess alternative therapeutic options, such as tea tree oil, in the ...

A dust mite seen under a microscope The focus turned to the dust mite after a ... Contrasting the dust mite with a parasitic mite, he picked on Sarcoptes scabiei which causes scabies. “This ...

Clinical and in vitro resistance to ivermectin has now been documented and there are concerns regarding the increasing tolerance of scabies mites to permethrin. There is an urgent need to define ...