History
Demodex was first discovered in 1840 in dogs to cause mange, any skin disease caused by parasitic mites affecting animals. Tulk was the first to publish about Demodex in dogs. In 1842, a Frenchman named Berger discovered Demodex folliculorum in earwax.
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