Species distribution of trombiculid mites on murine rodents in Rangoon, Burma.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1980 Sep; 11(3): 352-4
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in English
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| ID: sea-30793
ABSTRACT
Ectoparasite collections from over 12,000 commensal rodents and shrews in Rangoon were examined. Rattus rattus, R. norvegicus, R. exulans and Bandicota bengalensis were found to host 12 species of trombiculid mites. Ascoschoengastia indica was the most abundant trombiculid found representing 84% of the total sample of 15,000 chiggers. This species (A. indica) may be of considerable significance as a vector of murine typhus.
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Main subject:
Rats
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Rodent Diseases
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Rodentia
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Species Specificity
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Trombiculidae
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Myanmar
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Animals
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Mite Infestations
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
1980
Type:
Article
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