Eutrombicula daemoni Bassini-Silva and Jacinavicius, 2018 (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) parasitizing a dog in Brazil

Chigger mites are ectoparasites of terrestrial vertebrates and can cause severe dermatitis in their hosts, known as trombiculiasis. There are 69 recognized species of chiggers in Brazil that parasitize most vertebrate taxa except domestic dogs. In this study, we report the first known record of trom...

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Published in:International Journal of Acarology
Main Authors: Tortoriello Barbosa Sampaio, Rafaella, Bassini-Silva, Ricardo, Reis, Nayana Maria de Oliveira, Welbourn, Cal, Ochoa, Ronald, Barros-Battesti, Darci Moraes, Jacinavicius, Fernando de Castro
Other Authors: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2020
Subjects:
Canidae
Canis lupus familiaris
Chiggers
ectoparasites
Minas Gerais state
trombiculiasis
Canis lupus
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11449/199993
https://doi.org/10.1080/01647954.2020.1718206
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Summary:Chigger mites are ectoparasites of terrestrial vertebrates and can cause severe dermatitis in their hosts, known as trombiculiasis. There are 69 recognized species of chiggers in Brazil that parasitize most vertebrate taxa except domestic dogs. In this study, we report the first known record of trombiculiasis with a domestic dog as a host in Brazil. This record additionally represents a new locality record for Eutrombicula daemoni in the country.

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