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In this paper we report findings from a 2-year cross-sectional study of the epidemiology and attempted control of a <jats:italic>Sarcoptes<\/jats:italic> mite infestation in the threatened cheetah population in Masai Mara (Kenya), and discuss its interaction with sympatric wild (lion, wildebeest and Thomson's gazelle) and domestic (dog, cattle and sheep) animals. <jats:italic>Sarcoptes scabiei<\/jats:italic> was isolated from cheetahs, Thomson's gazelles, wildebeests, lions, cattle, goats and dogs; <jats:italic>Psoroptes ovis<\/jats:italic>, on the other hand, was only isolated from sheep. The prevalence study revealed 12\u00b777% infection rates in cheetahs, 4\u00b77% in dogs, 0\u00b78% in Thomson's gazelles, 0\u00b78% in sheep, 0\u00b709% in cattle, and 0\u00b709% in goats, while it opportunistically affected lions and wildebeest. 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