Record of Tropical Rat Mite, Ornithonyssus bacoti (Acari: Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae) from Domestic and Peridomestic Rodents (Rattus rattus) in Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India
Background: Tropical rat mite (Ornithonyssus bacoti) is reported from many parts of the world and is considered important in transmitting rickettsial pathogens. There have been scanty reports on prevalence of this parasite from India. Following a recent report of O. bacoti infestation in a laborato...
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Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2016-02-01
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Series: | Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/297 |