Infestation and seasonal fluctuation of chigger mites on the Southeast Asian house rat (Rattus brunneusculus) in southern Yunnan Province, China

Infestation and seasonal fluctuation of chigger mites on the Southeast Asian house rat (Rattus brunneusculus) in southern Yunnan Province, China

Chigger mites are the common ectoparasites of rodents and the exclusive vector of scrub typhus. The Southeast Asian house rat (Rattus brunneusculus) is an important reservoir host and infectious source of some zoonoses including scrub typhus. From April 2016 to March 2017, a 12-month consecutive inv...

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Main Authors: Yan Lv, Xianguo Guo, Daochao Jin, Wenyu Song, Peiying Peng, Hao Lin, Rong Fan, Chengfu Zhao, Zhiwei Zhang, Keyu Mao, Tijun Qian, Wenge Dong, Zhihua Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Subjects:
Trombiculid mite
Walchia (W.) micropelta
Ascoschoengastia indica
Leptotrombidium (L.) deliense
Walchia (W.) turmalis
Leptotrombidium (L.) scutellare
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