Sleeping with the enemy: case reports of Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese, 1888) (Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae) causing human dermatitis in Brazil

Ornithonyssus bursa, known as the “tropical fowl mite,” is a hematophagous mite of domestic and wild birds, which occasionally bites humans. Accidental bites on humans occur mainly when abandoned bird nests are close to homes or when people are handling parasitized birds. In the present study, we de...

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Autores: Bassini-Silva, Ricardo [UNESP], Castro-Santiago, Ana Carolina, Calchi, Ana Cláudia [UNESP], Perles, Livia [UNESP], Takatsu, Julia Carvalho, Alencar, Isabel D. C. C., Ochoa, Ronald, Dowling, Ashley P. G., Werther, Karin [UNESP], André, Marcos Rogério [UNESP], Barros-Battesti, Darci Moraes [UNESP], Jacinavicius, Fernando de Castro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/241291
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-022-07589-2
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/241291
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Avian-mite dermatitis
Human parasitism
Molecular analysis
Tropical fowl mite
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Sumario:Ornithonyssus bursa, known as the “tropical fowl mite,” is a hematophagous mite of domestic and wild birds, which occasionally bites humans. Accidental bites on humans occur mainly when abandoned bird nests are close to homes or when people are handling parasitized birds. In the present study, we describe five case reports of bites on humans and new records of localities for this species. Based on the material examined, we provide morphological and molecular characterizations for this species herein.

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