Larval Chigger Mites Collected from Small Mammals in 3 Provinces, Korea
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
;
: 225-229, 2014.
Artículo
en Inglés
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-121881
ABSTRACT
A total of 9,281 larval chigger mites were collected from small mammals captured at Hwaseong-gun, Gyeonggi-do (Province) (2,754 mites from 30 small mammals), Asan city, Chungcheongnam-do (3,358 mites from 48 mammals), and Jangseong-gun, Jeollanam-do (3,169 for 62 mammals) from April-November 2009 in the Republic of Korea (= Korea) and were identified to species. Leptotrombidium pallidum was the predominant species in Hwaseong (95.8%) and Asan (61.2%), while Leptotrombidium scutellare was the predominant species collected from Jangseong (80.1%). Overall, larval chigger mite indices decreased from April (27.3) to June (4.9), then increased in September (95.2) and to a high level in November (169.3). These data suggest that L. pallidum and L. scutellare are the primary vectors of scrub typhus throughout their range in Korea. While other species of larval chigger mites were also collected with some implications in the transmission of Orientia tsutsugamushi, they only accounted for 11.2% of all larval chigger mites collected from small mammals.
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WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental)
Asunto principal:
Vectores Arácnidos
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Orientia tsutsugamushi
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Roedores
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Trombiculidae
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Tifus por Ácaros
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República de Corea
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Larva
Límite:
Animales
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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