1/3. Avian mite bites acquired from a new source--pet gerbils: report of 2 cases and review of the literature.BACKGROUND: Cutaneous manifestations of avian mite bites are not well recognized by physicians or patients. Clinical signs and symptoms are usually caused by bites from avian mites that have infested domestic poultry or birds nesting in or near human habitation. This report details 2 cases of pruritic papules acquired from avian mites that had infested pet gerbils and reviews the dermatologic literature about avian mites. OBSERVATIONS: An 11-year-old boy and an unrelated 10-year-old girl each had mysterious, pruritic papules for many months before their pet gerbils were found to be infested with Ornithonyssus sylviarum (the northern fowl mite) and Dermanyssus gallinae (the chicken mite), respectively. Symptoms resolved when the gerbils were removed from the home. CONCLUSIONS: Because infestation of pet gerbils with avian mites has never been reported, cases of avian mite bites and dermatitis may have gone unrecognized or misdiagnosed. Inquiry about ownership of pet gerbils may be helpful in patients with mysterious bites.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = near (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/3. Ornithonyssus (acari: Macronyssidae) mite dermatitis in poultry field-workers in Almarg, Qalyobiya governorate.Cutaneous manifestations of bird and rat mite infestation in man are not easily recognized by physicians or patients. Clinical signs and symptoms are developed secondary to bites of mites that have infested rats, domestic poultry or birds nesting in or near human habitation and comes into contact with man. This study details 4 cases of pruritic dermatitis developed in four field workers in poultry farms in Al-Marg district, Qalyobia governorate, egypt. The zoonotic species of Ornithoyssus sp., (family Macronyssidae) was isolated from all samples collected from patients' habitat and the role played by Ornithonyssus mites in causing dermatitis in man was discussed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = near (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/3. Short report: prevalence of hantavirus infection in rodents associated with two fatal human infections in california.Rodents living near two fatal human cases of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in california were surveyed for evidence of hantavirus infection. Seventeen (15%) (14 peromyscus maniculatus and one each of P. truei, Eutamias minimus, and Microtus californicus) of 114 rodents tested had evidence (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay or polymerase chain reaction) of hantavirus infection. This suggests that peromyscus mice, and P. maniculatus in particular, may be the reservoir for the virus causing this newly recognized disease in california, as previously reported for new mexico and arizona.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = near (Clic here for more details about this article) |