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Table 2 Epidermal changes and their severity at 3 and 24 hpi

From: The effect of Psoroptes ovis infestation on ovine epidermal barrier function

Time

Epidermal pathology

Severity

 

Mild

Moderate

Severe

3 hpi

Pustule formation

1 case

2 cases

0 cases

Loss of architecture

6 cases

1 case

0 cases

Loss of basement membrane

1 case

1 case

7 cases

24 hpi

Pustule formation

0 cases

2 cases

7 cases

Loss of architecture

1 case

1 case

7 cases

Loss of basement membrane

1 case

3 cases

3 cases

  1. Results of epidermal changes of 9 sheep at 3 and 24 hours post-infestation (hpi) with P. ovis. The severity of epidermal changes was classified as mild (< 1/3 of the epidermis affected), moderate (1/3-2/3 of the epidermis affected) and severe (> 2/3 of the epidermis affected).
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Veterinary Research

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