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Eutrombicula tinami (Oudemans, 1910) (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) in Brazil: A neglected ectoparasite of several animals including humans

Author(s): Bassini-Silva, Ricardo ; Jacinavicius, Fernando de Castro ; Pinter, Adriano ; Fournier, Gislene F. S. R. ; Lugarini, Camile ; Ferreira, Ariane ; Moreira-Lima, Luciano ; Hingst-Zaher, Erika ; Welbourn, Cal ; Ochoa, Ron ; Barros-Battesti, Darci Moraes [UNESP]

Date: 2020

Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/199994

Origin: Oasisbr

Subject(s): Birds; Chiggers; Distribution; Ectoparasites; Hosts; Mammals; Trombiculiasis; Birds; Birds; Chiggers; Chiggers; Distribution; Distribution; Ectoparasites; Ectoparasites; Hosts; Hosts; Mammals; Mammals; Trombiculiasis; Trombiculiasis


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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

The genus Eutrombicula comprises ca. 80 species worldwide, some of which have been reported as causative agents of severe irritation to the host’s skin, known as trombiculiasis. Six species of Eutrombicula have been recorded from Brazil until present, with two reports of humans as hosts. In this study, Eutrombicula tinami (Oudemans) is redescribed and new records for the states of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina and São Paulo as well as new parasite-host associations with Columbiformes, Cuculiformes, Passeriformes, Tinamiformes, Carnivora, Didelphimorphia and Lagomorpha are listed. Besides that, a two detailed report cases of trombiculiasis is provided.

Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia da Universidade de São Paulo-FMVZ-USP

Laboratório Especial de Coleções Zoológicas Instituto Butantan

Superintendência de Controle de Endemias-SUCEN

Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade-ICMBio

Centro de Ciências Biológicas Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Museu Biológico Instituto Butantan

Florida State Collection of Arthropods Division of Plant Industry Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Systematic Entomology Laboratory United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service

Departamento de Patologia Veterinária Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP

Departamento de Patologia Veterinária Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP

CAPES: 001

FAPESP: 2010/51875-9

FAPESP: 2017/01416-7

CNPq: 377342/2015-7

CNPq: 377343/2015-3

CNPq: 377976/2014-8

CNPq: 440639/2015-8

CNPq: 454907/2014-1

Document Type Journal article
Language English
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