ArticleJournal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS2011
Soiled bedding sentinels for the detection of fur mites in mice.
Article in Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Efficacy of Soiled Bedding Transfer for Transmission of Mouse and Rat Infections to Sentinels: A Systematic Review.PloS one · 2016Pooled it
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- A survey on the implementation of environmental health monitoring in mouse facilities in German-speaking countries.PloS one · 2025Article
- Evaluating a Reduction in Treatment Duration of Ivermectin Diet for Fur Mite (Comparative medicine · 2024Article
- Comparison of Rodent Infectious Agent Detection by Exhaust Dust Testing and Traditional Sentinel Testing Using Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction.Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2024Article
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- A Cross-sectional Survey on Rodent Environmental Health Monitoring Practices: Benchmarking, Associations, and Barriers.Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2023Article
- Using Sterile Flocked Swabs as an Alternative Method for Rodent Health Monitoring.Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2022Article
- Health Monitoring of Laboratory Rodent Colonies-Talking about (R)evolution.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Review
- PCR Testing of Media Placed in Soiled Bedding as a Method for Mouse Colony Health Surveillance.Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2021Article
- Evaluation of In-cage Filter Paper as a Replacement for Sentinel Mice in the Detection of Murine Pathogens.Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2021Article
- PCR and RT-PCR in the Diagnosis of Laboratory Animal Infections and in Health Monitoring.Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2020Article
- Adoption of Exhaust Air Dust Testing in SPF Rodent Facilities.Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2020Article
- Comparing Mouse Health Monitoring Between Soiled-bedding Sentinel and Exhaust Air Dust Surveillance Programs.Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2020Article
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- PCR Testing of Filter Material from IVC Lids for Microbial Monitoring of Mouse Colonies.Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2018Article
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Identification and eradication of murine fur mite infestations are ongoing challenges faced by many research institutions. Infestations with Myobia musculi and Myocoptes musculinus can lead to animal health problems and may impose unwanted research variables by affecting the immune and physiologic functions of mice. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility and efficacy of soiled bedding sentinels in the detection of fur mite infestations in colony mice. Female young-adult CRL:CD1(ICR) mice (n = 140) were exposed over a 12-wk period to various volume percentages of soiled bedding (11%, 20%, 50%, and 100%) from fur-mite-infested animals. Mice were tested every 2 wk with the cellophane tape test to identify the presence of fur mite adults and eggs. At the end of 12 wk, all mice exposed to 11%, 20%, and 50% soiled bedding tested negative for fur mites. One of the 35 mice (3%) receiving 100% soiled bedding tested positive for fur mites at the end of the 12-wk follow-up period. These findings suggest that the use of soiled bedding sentinels for the detection of fur mite infestations in colony mice is unreliable.
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