First record of Eutrombicula tinami (Oudemans, 1910) (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) parasitizing a cat in Brazil

Author(s)

Cousandier, G. ^[1] ; Bassini-Silva, R. ^{[2, 3]} ; Huang-Bastos, M. ^[2] ; Barros-Battesti, D. M. ^{[4, 2]} ; Jacinavicius, F. C. ^[3] ; de Castro, L. L. Dias ^[5]

Affiliation

^[1] Clin Vet Saude Anim, Bento Goncalves, RS - Brazil

^[2] FMVZ USP, Dept Med Vet Prevent & Saude Anim, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[3] Inst Butantan, Lab Colecoes Zool, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[4] UNESP, Fac Ciencias Agr & Vet, Dept Patol Vet, Jaboticabal, SP - Brazil

^[5] Univ Caxias do Sul, Lab Parasitol Vet, Caxias Do Sul, RS - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Parasitology Research; v. 120, n. 1 NOV 2020.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

Chigger mites are ectoparasites of terrestrial tetrapods and can cause dermatitis in the host, known as trombiculiasis. In Brazil, there are 73 species of chiggers; however, cats never have recorded as a host in this country. Here, we report the first record of chiggers parasitizing a domestic cat in Brazil; and a new locality for Eutrombicula tinami (Oudemans 1910) in the Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 17/01416-7 - Chigger mites from Brazilian birds: morphological studies and investigation of the presence of pathogens
• Grantee: Ricardo Bassini Silva
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 18/24667-8 - Catalogue of types of the family Trombiculidae sensu lato (Acari: Trombidiformes) deposited in the national Chigger collection of the USNM and use of LT-SEM technique for a better interpretation of the morphological characters
• Grantee: Ricardo Bassini Silva
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate