Dermatitis in humans caused by Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese 1888) (Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae) and new records from Brazil

Ornithonyssus bursa, known as the “tropical fowl mite”, is a hematophagous mite of domestic and wild birds, occasionally biting humans. Infestation on humans occurs mainly when the abandoned nests are close to homes, or by manipulation of infested birds by humans. In Brazil, this species occurs in t...

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Authors: Bassini-Silva, Ricardo, Jacinavicius, Fernando De Castro, Hernandes, Fabio Akashi [UNESP], Ochoa, Ronald, Bauchan, Gary R., Dowling, Ashley P. G., Barros-Battesti, Darci Moraes [UNESP]
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2019
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repository:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/188940
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1984-296120180097
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/188940
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Brazil
Dermatitis
Human parasitism
“Tropical fowl mite”
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Summary:Ornithonyssus bursa, known as the “tropical fowl mite”, is a hematophagous mite of domestic and wild birds, occasionally biting humans. Infestation on humans occurs mainly when the abandoned nests are close to homes, or by manipulation of infested birds by humans. In Brazil, this species occurs in the south and southeast of the country. In the present study we are reporting bites on humans, new localities records, host associations, and molecular information of O. bursa.

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