Tags: Arachnid.
The Anthrax mite (Sarcoptes anthracis) is a pathogenic mite and an intermediate host of anthrax.Sarcoptes anthracis was classified by Dmitri Ivanovsky in 1901 after first occurrences of infection on Asian Tufted Deers. The parasitic itch mite burrows into skin and causes sarcoptic mange mostly seen on even-toed ungulates. Pregnant female mites tunnel into the stratum corneum of a host’s skin and deposit eggs in the burrows.