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Actualidades Biológicas
Print version ISSN 0304-3584
Abstract
PAVAN, Aline Marjana; EVANGELHO-SILVA, Darliane; COSTA-CORREA, Luiz Liberato and JUAREZ FERLA, Noeli. Case report: Parasitism of Ornithonyssus bursa (Macronyssidae) in humans in the Taquari River Valley region, southern Brazil. Actu Biol [online]. 2022, vol.44, n.117, e4. Epub Aug 19, 2022. ISSN 0304-3584. https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.acbi.v44n117a04.
Ornithonyssus bursa hematophagous mite whose main host is wild and domestic birds, which can temporarily parasitize humans in the absence of the main host. Infestations occur when birds abandon nests or direct contact with infected birds. The specimens were collected in a house in the urban area, with the help of a paper towel and kept under low refrigeration for later identification. The mites were identified as O. bursa, considered an important poultry pest. The present report is the first case of hematophagous parasitism in humans in the region of Vale do Taquari, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Keywords : Mites; birds; dermatitis; bites.