Dermanyssus gallinae in non-avian hosts: A case report in a dog and review of the literature

Moroni, Barbara; Barlaam, Alessandra; Misia, Ambra Lisa; Peano, Andrea; Rossi, Luca; Giangaspero, Annunziata

doi:10.1016/j.parint.2021.102378

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“…Other multi-sectorial intervention actions, such as hygiene and food related campaigns should be also conducted to educate the general public and bovine-specialized operators on the transmission pathways of T. saginata . Moreover, in a One Health perspective, the inclusion of physicians and humanities scientists should be considered as a value-added approach to train the target population, such as picnic area visitors and workers, as already outlined in other zoonotic parasitosis [ 34 ], about the life cycle of T. saginata and the risks of unhygienic toiletry, through the use of infographic material placed in identified areas.…”

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Risk Factors for Bovine Cysticercosis in North-West Italy: A Multi-Year Case-Control Study

Rubiola

Moroni

Carisio

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Taenia saginata is the causative agent of bovine cysticercosis, a zoonotic parasitic disease with a worldwide distribution. Bovine cysticercosis is considered to be an important food safety issue responsible for human taeniasis and a major economic concern since infected carcasses undergo condemnation, freezing and downgrading. The aim of the current investigation was to assess the presence of farm-level risk factors for bovine cysticercosis in an endemic area in North-West Italy. A questionnaire was designed to collect information relating to several farm structural features, as well as management practices, environmental characteristics and attitudes of farmers. The questionnaire was administered in two separate time intervals by direct interview to previously selected case and control farms. Overall, 32 case farms and 131 control farms were included between 2005 and 2011 and 50 case farms and 192 control farms were included between 2014 and 2020. The present survey showed a significant association between the detection of bovine cysticercosis cases at slaughter and farm proximity to picnic spots, closeness of wastewater treatment plant effluents, loose-housing systems and presence of employees along with the family members, highlighting the need for targeted awareness raising policies.

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Risk Factors for Bovine Cysticercosis in North-West Italy: A Multi-Year Case-Control Study

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Carisio

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“…In the nests of rock pigeons, mites were very numerous and diversified, and included the presence of haematophagous, predatory, phoretic mites with a dominance of the species D. gallinae, a ubiquitous parasite of domestic fowl also commonly found on wild birds. When these hosts are not available, the red poultry mite (D. gallinae) bites mammals (Moroni et al, 2021). In addition, this mite is capable of transmitting viral, rickettsial and protozoan diseases to birds (Clayton and Tompkins, 1995).…”

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Komparativna studija faune člankonožaca u gnijezdima roda, domaćih lastavica i običnih golubova

Sadeddine¹,

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Daghri³

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An analysis was conducted on the arthropod fauna collected from stork, swallow, and pigeon nests during summer 2018 in three regions of north-eastern Algeria (Guelma, El-Tarf, and Annaba). A total of 40 nests was examined, of which 58% were infested with arthropods. Arthropods were less abundant and species rich in swallow nests than in pigeon or stork nests, where a greater dominance of mesostigmatic mites (78.71% and 72.41%, respectively) was found. Dermanyssus gallinae was the most abundant (33.05%) and most frequent (73.33%) mesostigmatic mite in pigeon nests, while uropodina mites were dominant (41.37%) in white stork nests with a frequency of 76.92% of the nests analysed. In swallow nests, the following arthropods were found: Psocodea, Hemiptera, Hymenoptera and Coleoptera belonging to the class Insecta and Isopoda belonging to the class Malacostraca. This is the first comparative survey of arthropods occupying the nests of these bird species in northern Algeria. It is anticipated that these data, that highlight the richness of the arthropod fauna in the nests of these bird species, will motivate further research aimed at characterising the arthropod community in different bird nests and determining the nature of the relationships between them.

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“…"Pseudoscabies" is a broad definition describing a "skin eruption caused by mites for which humans are not the normal host" [4,84]. Since it can be applied to ZS as well as to several other dermatological conditions that clinically resemble human scabies but have a different etiology (e.g., those attributable to bird or rodent mites, namely Dermanyssus gallinae and Ornithonyssus sylviarum [84,85], or to environmental and plant mites, namely Trombicula spp., Pyemotes ventricosus [4]), we believe that such a definition is ambiguous and adds more confusion to the already complex scenario of scabies sources and epidemiology. We therefore encourage dermatologists and parasitologists to prioritize the term "zoonotic scabies", specifying the animal source of the infection, if available.…”

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Zoonotic Episodes of Scabies: A Global Overview

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Zoonotic scabies (ZS), also referred to as “pseudoscabies”, is considered a self-limiting disease with a short incubation period and transient clinical skin signs. It is commonly thought that Sarcoptes scabiei mites from animals are unable to successfully reproduce and persist on human skin; however, several ZS case reports have mentioned the persistence of symptoms and occasionally mites for weeks. The aim of this review was to collect and organize the sparse literature explicitly referring to S. scabiei zoonotic transmission, focusing on the source of the outbreak, the circumstances leading to the transmission of the parasite, the diagnosis including the identification of the Sarcoptes “strain” involved, and the applied treatments. A total of 46 articles, one conference abstract and a book were collected describing ZS cases associated with twenty animal hosts in five continents. Dogs were by far the most common source among pet owners, while diverse livestock and wildlife contributed to the caseload as an occupational disease. Genetic epidemiological studies of ZS outbreaks are still limited in number, but tools are available to fill this knowledge gap in the near future. Further research is also needed to understand the apparent heterogeneity in the morbidity, disease severity and timing of the response to treatment among people infected with different animal-derived strains.

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Dermanyssus gallinae in non-avian hosts: A case report in a dog and review of the literature

Cited by 7 publications

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Risk Factors for Bovine Cysticercosis in North-West Italy: A Multi-Year Case-Control Study

Risk Factors for Bovine Cysticercosis in North-West Italy: A Multi-Year Case-Control Study

Komparativna studija faune člankonožaca u gnijezdima roda, domaćih lastavica i običnih golubova

Zoonotic Episodes of Scabies: A Global Overview

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