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A Novel Strain of Orientia tsutsugamushi Detected from Chiggers (Acari: Trombiculidae) on Wild Rodents [PDF]

Pathogens
Scrub typhus is caused by intracellular bacteria belonging to the genus Orientia. Until 2010, the endemic region was thought to be restricted to the Asia–Pacific region. Orientia species have recently been discovered in South America, Africa, Europe, and
Hak Seon Lee, Seong Yoon Kim, Hee Il Lee
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Not Only Leptotrombidium spp. an Annotated Checklist of Chigger Mites (Actinotrichida: Trombiculidae) Associated with Bacterial Pathogens [PDF]

Pathogens, 2022
Mites of the family Trombiculidae are known for playing a role in maintaining and spreading the scrub typhus etiologic agent, an intracellular Gram-negative bacterium, Orientia tsutsugamushi.
Hanna Moniuszko, Konrad Wojnarowski, Paulina Cholewińska   +2 more
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Intraspecific sensilla dimorphism in Ascoschoengastia indica (Prostigmata, Trombiculidae) [PDF]

Heliyon
Ascoschoengastia indica is one of the dominant chigger species in Southeast Asia and a potential carrier of scrub typhus, due in part to its cosmopolitan nature.
Shobiechah Aldillah Wulandhari, Vachirapong Charoennitiwat, Yudthana Samung, Piengchan Sonthayanon, Rawadee Kumlert, Serge Morand, Kittipong Chaisiri, Tanawat Chaiphongpachara, Jean-Pierre Dujardin, Suchada Sumruayphol   +9 more
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Biology, Systematics, Microbiome, Pathogen Transmission and Control of Chiggers (Acari: Trombiculidae, Leeuwenhoekiidae) with Emphasis on the United States. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022
Chiggers are the larval stage of Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae mites of medical and veterinary importance. Some species in the genus Leptotrombidium and Herpetacarus vector Orientia species, the bacteria that causes scrub typhus disease in humans ...
Chen K, Roe RM, Ponnusamy L.
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Chigger mite (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) infestation in reed passerine birds in Central Europe: a case of the bearded tit Panurus biarmicus. [PDF]

Parasitology, 2023
Abstract Larval trombiculid (chigger) mites are common ectoparasites of terrestrial vertebrates including humans, causing itching and skin inflammation known as trombiculiasis.
Trnka A, Samaš P, Mąkol J.
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Habitat Type-Based Assemblage and Distribution Prediction of Small Mammals and Chigger Mites (Acari: Trombiculidae) in Chuncheon City, Republic of Korea [PDF]

Animals
While urbanization leads to habitat loss for medium and large mammals, small mammals can survive in fragmented habitats. As they are known to be the primary hosts of chigger mites (Acari: Trombiculidae) that transmit scrub typhus, their habitat can be ...
Kiyoon Kim, Jusun Hwang, Kyungmin Kim, Kwangbae Yoon, Daehyun Oh, Yungchul Park   +5 more
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Let me know your name: a study of chigger mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) associated with the edible dormouse (Glis glis) in the Carpathian-Balkan distribution gradient. [PDF]

Exp Appl Acarol, 2023
Trombiculid mites were collected from the edible dormouse (Glis glis) within the Carpathian–Balkan distribution gradient of host species. Representatives of five genera (Leptotrombidium, Neotrombicula, Brunehaldia, Hirsutiella, Schoutedenichia) and 10 ...
Zajkowska P, Postawa T, Mąkol J.
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GENETIC VARIATION OF LEPTOTROMBIDIUM (ACARI: TROMBICULIDAE) MITES CARRYING ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI, THE BACTERIAL PATHOGEN CAUSING SCRUB TYPHUS. [PDF]

J Parasitol, 2023
Leptotrombidium (Acari: Trombiculidae) mites are carriers of Orientia tsutsugamushi, the bacterial pathogen causing scrub typhus in humans. Classification of Leptotrombidium is vital because limited mite species carry O. tsutsugamushi.
Ogawa M, Takada N, Noda S, Takahashi M, Matsutani M, Kageyama D, Ebihara H.   +6 more
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Comparison of Chiggers (Acari: Trombiculidae, Leeuwenhoekiidae) on Two Sibling Mouse Species, Apodemus draco and A. ilex (Rodentia: Muridae), in Southwest China. [PDF]

Animals (Basel), 2023
Simple Summary Chigger mites (Acari) are common ectoparasites and the exclusive vector of scrub typhus. South China field mouse (Apodemus draco) and Lantsang field mouse (A. ilex) are two sibling rodent species. The investigation in southwest China (2001–
Guo Y, Guo XG, Song WY, Lv Y, Yin PW, Jin DC.   +5 more
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An Ecological Survey of Chiggers (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) Associated with Small Mammals in an Epidemic Focus of Scrub Typhus on the China-Myanmar Border in Southwest China. [PDF]

Insects
Simple Summary Chiggers are common ectoparasites on rodents and other small mammals, and they transmit scrub typhus, a zoonotic disease. Dehong in Yunnan Province of southwest China is located on the China–Myanmar border, and it is a focus of scrub ...
Liu RJ, Guo XG, Zhao CF, Zhao YF, Peng PY, Jin DC.   +5 more
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