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Chigger


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  • (1) The chiggers of the other species tested were found negative.
  • (2) Over 60 forms of parasites were found out as follows: three species of blood parasites, 12 species of Coccidia, 8 species of cestodes, 12 species of nematodes, one species of Acanthocephalus, three species of chigger mites, 15 species of gamasid mites, 6 species of ixodid ticks, fleas and lice.
  • (3) Chiggers were absent on Mus platythrix from a habitat about 40 meters away from the B. bengalensis and S. murinus collection sites.
  • (4) The 12 additional arthropod species recorded from the woodland mice consisted of 1 nidicolous beetle, Leptinus orientamericanus; 1 bot, Cuterebra fontinella; 3 fleas, Ctenophthalmus pseudagyrtes, Orchopeas leucopus and Peromyscopsylla scotti; 1 tick, Dermacentor variabilis; 2 mesostigmatid mites, Androlaelaps fahrenholzi and Ornithonyssus bacoti; 3 chiggers, Comatacarus americanus, Euschoengastia peromysci, and Leptotrombidium peromysci; and 1 undescribed pygmephorid mite of the genus Pygmephorus.
  • (5) R. argentiventer was host to significantly greater numbers of chiggers per rat than was R. tiomanicus.
  • (6) R. tsutsugamushi was isolated from chigger mites of an L. pallidum-rich group, displaying the highest titer to Karp strain.
  • (7) A diffuse inflammatory response occurred at the site of chigger and tick attachment which consisted of histiocyte, heterophil, fibroblast and lymphocyte infiltration that often extended into the dermis.
  • (8) Eleven species were identified: one flea (Orchopeas howardi (Baker], three suckling lice (Enderleinellus longiceps Kellogg & Ferris, Hoplopleura sciuricola Ferris, and Neohaematopinus sciuri Jancke), one tick (Dermacentor variabilis Say), two mesostigmatid (gamasid) mites (Androlaelaps casalis (Berlese) and A. fahrenholzi (Berlese], and four chiggers (Eutrombicula alfreddugesi (Oudemans), E. splendens (Ewing), Leptotrombidium peromysci Vercammen-Grandjean & Langston, and Parasecia gurneyi (Ewing].
  • (9) Chigger mites of the genus Leptotrombidium (Acari: Trombiculidae) transmit scrub typhus, caused by Rickettsia tsutsugamushi (= R.orientalis) in South-East Asia.
  • (10) The chicken is available as a bait animal for the study of vector mites and has been found to be infected by chigger mite bite in an area endemic of scrub typhus.
  • (11) An initial exposure did not elicit macroscopic changes at chigger attachment sites, while all third and fourth exposure animals had marked reactions consisting of erythema, epidermal thickening and serous exudation.
  • (12) New species of chiggers from Tadzhikistan are described: Leptotrombidium tamanta sp.
  • (13) There was an increased inflammatory response in older lizards that may have been an augmented host sensitivity following repeated exposure to chiggers.
  • (14) Chigger infestation may be minimized by the use of proper clothing and insect repellents.
  • (15) Considering the vector load and numbers of chiggers being returned to the ground by a given host, a rate of 0.5% appeared adequate to account for the prevalence rate of R. tsutsugamushi observed in the 2 host species.
  • (16) Histopathological effects of the chigger, Eutrombicula lipovskyana, on the mite pockets of neonatal, juvenile and adult Yarrow's spiny lizard, Sceloporus jarrovii, were investigated.
  • (17) Chigger infestations are caused by mite larvae that feed on the host's epidermal cells.
  • (18) Intense pruritus is the usual response, but more severe reactions and chigger-borne disease may also occur.
  • (19) The direct fluorescent antibody technique for assaying infections in chiggers proved more sensitive than mouse inoculation.
  • (20) Synotpic keys to the 87 genera of chiggers in the Western Hemisphere (Nearctic and Neotropical regions) as well as illustrations to the terminology employed, are presented.

Chigoe


Definition:

  • (n.) Alt. of Chigre

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