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ReviewParasites & vectors2015

Should the poultry red mite Dermanyssus gallinae be of wider concern for veterinary and medical science?

David R George, Robert D Finn, Kirsty M Graham, Monique F Mul, Veronika Maurer, Claire Valiente Moro, Olivier Ae Sparagano

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Review in Parasites & vectors, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

59 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

David R GeorgeFaculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK. david.george@northumbria.ac.uk.
Robert D FinnFaculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK. robert.finn@northumbria.ac.uk.
Kirsty M GrahamFaculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK. kirsty.graham@northumbria.ac.uk.
Monique F MulWageningen UR Livestock Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands. monique.mul@wur.nl.
Veronika MaurerResearch Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Frick, Switzerland. veronika.maurer@fibl.org.
Claire Valiente MoroEcologie Microbienne, UMR CNRS 5557, USC INRA 1364, VetAgro Sup, FR41 BioEnvironment and Health, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France. claire.valiente-moro@univ-lyon1.fr.
Olivier Ae SparaganoCoventry University, Vice-Chancellor Office, Coventry, CV1 5FB, UK. Olivier.sparagano@coventry.ac.uk.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The poultry red mite Dermanyssus gallinae is best known as a threat to the laying-hen industry; adversely affecting production and hen health and welfare throughout the globe, both directly and through its role as a disease vector. Nevertheless, D. gallinae is being increasingly implemented in dermatological complaints in non-avian hosts, suggesting that its significance may extend beyond poultry. The main objective of the current work was to review the potential of D. gallinae as a wider veterinary and medical threat. Results demonstrated that, as an avian mite, D. gallinae is unsurprisingly an occasional pest of pet birds. However, research also supports that these mites will feed from a range of other animals including: cats, dogs, rodents, rabbits, horses and man. We conclude that although reported cases of D. gallinae infesting mammals are relatively rare, when coupled with the reported genetic plasticity of this species and evidence of permanent infestations on non-avian hosts, potential for host-expansion may exist. The impact of, and mechanisms and risk factors for such expansion are discussed, and suggestions for further work made. Given the potential severity of any level of host-expansion in D. gallinae, we conclude that further research should be urgently conducted to confirm the full extent of the threat posed by D. gallinae to (non-avian) veterinary and medical sectors.

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AnimalsChickensFemaleHumansMaleMite InfestationsPoultry DiseasesTrombiculiasisTrombiculidae

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PMCPMC4377040

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