The Generic Names Blankaartia Oudemans 1911, and Trombiculoides Jacot, 1938 (Acari: Trombiculidae) [PDF]
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 1951 Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, Volume 58, Issue 2, Page 85-88, 1951.
H. S. Fuller, G. W. Wharton
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Infestation and distribution of chiggers on the Anderson's white-bellied rats in southwest China. [PDF]
Vet Med Sci, 2023 As a group of ectoparasites, chiggers (larvae of chigger mites) are the exclusive vector of scrub typhus (tsutsugamushi disease). Rodents are the most important hosts of chiggers. The Anderson's niviventer rat, Niviventer andersoni, is an endemic species
Guo Y +6 more
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A diagnostic survey of chigger mites (acari: trombiculidae) of wild rodents and soricomorphs in turkey [PDF]
Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 2020 This diagnostic survey of chigger mites of the family Trombiculidae was conducted across 26 provinces of Turkey during 2015 - 2016. A total of eight species of chigger mites from 5 genera were collected from 7 different host species of wild rodents and ...
Mustafa AÇICI +4 more
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Caamembecaia gratiosus n. gen., n. sp. (Acari: Trombiculidae), from Trinomys gratiosus (Gunter) (Rodentia: Echimydae), of Atlantic Forest in Southeastern Brazil [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2006 From June 1999 to May 2001, small mammals were captured in three areas of the Atlantic Forest in Southeastern Brazil and examined for ectoparasites.
Gilberto S Gazêta +4 more
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A Novel Strain of <i>Orientia tsutsugamushi</i> Detected from Chiggers (Acari: Trombiculidae) on Wild Rodents. [PDF]
PathogensScrub 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
Lee HS, Kim SY, Lee HI.
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First record of Blankaartia sinnamaryi (Floch & Fauran, 1956) (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) parasitizing the striped owl in Northeastern Brazil [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2021 The chigger species Blankaartia sinnamaryi (Floch & Fauran) has been collected mainly from birds with a few records from reptiles and mammals. In Brazil, this species has been found on birds in the Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro states.
Ricardo Bassini-Silva +9 more
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A contribution to the knowledge of Quadraseta brasiliensis Goff and Gettinger, 1989 (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae), with description of the deutonymph instar [PDF]
, 2018 In the Neotropical region the genus Quadraseta Brennan, 1970, includes 14 species, with ectoparasitic habits during the larval stage. Quadraseta brasiliensis Goff and Gettinger, 1989, was described from larvae collected on the rodent Hylaeamys ...
Fernando de Castro Jacinavicius +7 more
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Taxonomy and distribution of African chiggers (Acariformes, Trombiculidae)
European Journal of Taxonomy, 2018 Chigger mites of the African continent are reviewed using data acquired from the literature and examination of the collections deposited at the Royal Museum for Central Africa (Tervuren, Belgium) and the Natural History Museum (London, UK). All findings for 443 valid chigger species belonging to 61 genera are reported, along with details on their ...
Alexandr A. Stekolnikov
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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.
Moniuszko H +2 more
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Clinicolaboratory Profile and Outcome of Serologically Confirmed Scrub Typhus among Children from Sub Himalayan Tribal District of India: A Hospital-based Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2022 Introduction: Scrub typhus is transmitted by the bite of the larva (chigger) of a microscopic trombiculidae mite (Leptotrombidium) found in moist areas and vegetation, which serves as both vector and reservoir.
Raj Kumar Soorya +2 more
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