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Cats received a dermatologic examination, ear swabs, superficial skin scraping, flea combing, acetate tape preparation and feces collection. All samples were examined microscopically. Large volumes of hair and scale from flea combing were dissolved in 10% potassium hydroxide and centrifuged with Sheather\u2019s solution. Fecal samples were mixed with Sheather\u2019s solution, filtered and centrifuged.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Ear swabs were significantly (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;0.05) better than other methods for finding chigger mites and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Otodectes cynotis<\/jats:italic>\n                      , and skin scraping was significantly better than ear swabs for finding\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Cheyletiella<\/jats:italic>\n                      species. Only cats with\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">O cynotis<\/jats:italic>\n                      had clinical lesions. Mites remained identifiable for 6 months at room temperature. Mite incidence rates were as follows:\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Notoedres cati<\/jats:italic>\n                      (1\/493 cats), 0.002 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0\u20130.006);\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Lynxacarus radovskyi<\/jats:italic>\n                      (2\/493 cats), 0.004 (95% CI 0\u20130.01);\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Demodex gatoi<\/jats:italic>\n                      (5\/493 cats), 0.01 (95% CI 0.001\u20130.019); chigger mites (10\/493 cats), 0.02 (95% CI 0.008\u20130.033);\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Cheyletiella<\/jats:italic>\n                      species (12\/493 cats), 0.024 (95% CI 0.011\u20130.038); and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">O cynotis<\/jats:italic>\n                      (124\/493 cats), 0.252 (95% CI 0.213\u20130.29).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions and relevance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Ear swabs are recommended when\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">O cynotis<\/jats:italic>\n                      or chigger mites are suspected. Skin scraping is more likely to yield positive results than ear swabs, but was not significantly better than acetate tape preparations, flea combing or fecal flotation for finding\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Cheyletiella<\/jats:italic>\n                      species. Mites can remain identifiable for prolonged periods at room temperature. With the exception of\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">O cynotis<\/jats:italic>\n                      , the incidence of feline parasitic mites in the Ohio River Valley region of the USA is low; however,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">D gatoi<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">L radovskyi<\/jats:italic>\n                      were present in the area and should be considered in cats with dermatologic disease attributable to them. 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