Treat Equis Lice infestation
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Lice infestation

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Lice infestation

Also known as pediculosis and nits, lice infestation is a parasitic skin disease in horses. Biting and sucking lice can infest a variety of hosts, including cats, dogs, horses and people. Lice are host-specific, for example dog lice only affect dogs, and horse lice only affect horses! This means that humans can't be infested with lice from animals.

A close up of adult lice on a horse with an infestation (pediculosis)
©Prof Derek Knottenbelt

 

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