Dräger N, Paine G D
J Wildl Dis. 1980 Oct;16(4):521-4. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-16.4.521.
Demodex cafferi causes a nodular skin disease in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer) resulting in eczematous lesions in severely affected animals. Average prevalence in 193 animals was 28%, infection rates being highest in animals 1 to 3 years old and equal in both sexes. A granulomatous reaction occurred in the lumina of infected hair follicles with numerous mites developing in the follicles and associated sebaceous glands. The Demodex in buffalo probably is not transmitted to cattle.
卡氏蠕形螨在非洲水牛（南非水牛指名亚种）中引发一种结节性皮肤病，在严重感染的动物身上会导致湿疹样病变。193头动物的平均患病率为28%，感染率在1至3岁的动物中最高，且两性感染率相同。在受感染毛囊腔中发生肉芽肿反应，毛囊及相关皮脂腺中有大量螨虫发育。水牛身上的蠕形螨可能不会传染给牛。
