Biology:Liponyssoides sanguineus
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Short description: Species of mite
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Liponyssoides sanguineus is a species of mite that infests the house mouse (Mus musculus).[1]
It can transmit human disease,[2] is associated with causing rodent mite dermatitis in humans[3] and is noted for carrying Rickettsia akari, which causes rickettsialpox.[4]
It was formerly known as Allodermanyssus sanguineus.[5]
See also
- List of mites associated with cutaneous reactions
References
- ↑ "Hepatitis in association with rickettsialpox". Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 8 (1): 111–5. 2008. doi:10.1089/vbz.2007.0135. PMID 18171106.
- ↑ "Arthropod-borne diseases in homeless". Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 1078 (1): 223–35. October 2006. doi:10.1196/annals.1374.041. PMID 17114713. Bibcode: 2006NYASA1078..223B.
- ↑ Reeves, Will K.; Cobb, Kristin D. (2005). "Ectoparasites of House Mice (Mus musculus) from Pet Stores in South Carolina, U.S.A" (in en-US). Comparative Parasitology 72 (2): 193–195. doi:10.1654/4178. ISSN 1525-2647.
- ↑ "A dog naturally infected with Rickettsia akari in Yucatan, México". Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 9 (3): 345–7. June 2009. doi:10.1089/vbz.2008.0189. PMID 19492943.
- ↑ "Rickettsialpox: eMedicine Infectious Diseases". http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/227956-overview. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
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