An Ecological Survey of Chiggers (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) Associated with Small Mammals in an Epidemic Focus of Scrub Typhus on the China–Myanmar Border in Southwest China

An Ecological Survey of Chiggers (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) Associated with Small Mammals in an Epidemic Focus of Scrub Typhus on the China–Myanmar Border in Southwest China

Chiggers (chigger mites) are a group of tiny arthropods, and they are the exclusive vector of <i>Orientia tsutsugamushi</i> (Ot), the causative agent of scrub typhus (tsutsugamushi disease). Dehong Prefecture in Yunnan Province of southwest China is located on the China–Myanmar border an...

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Main Authors: Ru-Jin Liu, Xian-Guo Guo, Cheng-Fu Zhao, Ya-Fei Zhao, Pei-Ying Peng, Dao-Chao Jin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-10-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
chigger mite
vector
ectoparasite
small mammal
ecology
China–Myanmar border
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/10/812
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