Liponyssoides sanguineus explained

Liponyssoides sanguineus is a species of mite that infests the house mouse (Mus musculus).^[1]

It can transmit human disease,^[2] is associated with causing rodent mite dermatitis in humans^[3] and is noted for carrying Rickettsia akari, which causes rickettsialpox.^[4]

It was formerly known as Allodermanyssus sanguineus.^[5]

See also

• List of mites associated with cutaneous reactions

Notes and References

1. Madison G, Kim-Schluger L, Braverman S, Nicholson WL, Wormser GP . Hepatitis in association with rickettsialpox . Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. . 8 . 1 . 111–5 . 2008 . 18171106 . 10.1089/vbz.2007.0135 .
2. Brouqui P, Raoult D . Arthropod-borne diseases in homeless . Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. . 1078 . 1 . 223–35 . October 2006 . 17114713 . 10.1196/annals.1374.041 . 2006NYASA1078..223B .
3. Reeves. Will K.. Cobb. Kristin D.. 2005. Ectoparasites of House Mice (Mus musculus) from Pet Stores in South Carolina, U.S.A. Comparative Parasitology. en-US. 72. 2. 193–195. 10.1654/4178. 1525-2647.
4. Zavala-Castro JE, Zavala-Velázquez JE, del Rosario García M, León JJ, Dzul-Rosado KR . A dog naturally infected with Rickettsia akari in Yucatan, México . Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. . 9 . 3 . 345–7 . June 2009 . 19492943 . 10.1089/vbz.2008.0189 .
5. Web site: Rickettsialpox: eMedicine Infectious Diseases . 2010-04-26.