| house mouse mites infesting laboratory rodents. | liponyssoides sanguineus, principal vector of rickettsia akari, infested mongolian gerbils (meriones unguiculatus) mice (mus musculus) and laboratory-reared egyptian gerbils (meriones libycus). only a few mites were present on each animal and no manifestations of disease were observed. numerous mites were present in the bedding. | 1984 | 6482381 |
| rickettsialpox. | rickettsialpox is a member of the spotted-fever group of the rickettsioses and results from an infection with rickettsia akari. this microbe is transmitted by the bite of the house-mouse mite liponyssoides sanguineus. patents experience fevers, sweats, headaches, and a vesicular eruption over the trunk and extremities. the palms and soles are spared. an eschar results at the spot of the mite bite. tetracycline is the treatment of choice. | 1997 | 9098640 |
| arthropod-borne diseases in homeless. | homeless people are particularly exposed to ectoparasite. the living conditions and the crowded shelters provide ideal conditions for the spread of lice, fleas, ticks, and mites. body lice have long been recognized as human parasites and although typically prevalent in rural communities in upland areas of countries close to the equator, it is now increasingly encountered in developed countries especially in homeless people or inner city economically deprived population. fleas are widespread but ... | 2006 | 17114713 |
| hepatitis in association with rickettsialpox. | rickettsialpox is an acute, self-limited, febrile illness caused by rickettsia akari and transmitted by liponyssoides sanguineus, a mite that infests the common house mouse, mus musculus. liver involvement in rickettsialpox has received little attention, although hepatitis has been reported in several other rickettsial infections. in this report, we describe two patients with rickettsialpox who had acute hepatitis that resolved completely. in the appropriate clinical setting, rickettsialpox shou ... | 2008 | 18171106 |
| a dog naturally infected with rickettsia akari in yucatan, méxico. | rickettsia akari is the causative agent of rickettsialpox, a primarily urban mite-borne rickettsiosis that is encountered in the united states and in a few countries around the world. its vector is the mite liponyssoides sanguineus, which is found on rats and mice, which serve as reservoirs for the disease. in this work we report a severe animal case of r. akari infection with two unusual features: r. akari was found in a dog, and its potential vector was a tick. | 2009 | 19492943 |