First Case Report of Mange in Molossus molossus (Chiroptera: Molossidae) Caused by Notoedres (Notoedres) yunkeri (Sarcoptiformes: Sarcoptidae) in Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Author(s)

Bassini-Silva, Ricardo ^{[1, 2]} ; Huang-Bastos, Matheus ^{[1, 2]} ; de Mello, Erica Munhoz ^[3] ; Oconnor, Barry M. ^[4] ; Barros-Battesti, Darci Moraes ^{[2, 5]} ; Jacinavicius, Fernando de Castro ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Inst Butantan, Lab Especial Colecoes Zool, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med Vet & Zootecnia FMVZ, Dept Med Vet Prevent & Saude Anim, BR-05508270 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[3] Ctr Controle Zoonoses, Lab Morcegos Urbanos, Belo Horizonte, MG - Brazil

^[4] Univ Michigan, Museum Zool, Dept Ecol & Evolutionary Biol, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 - USA

^[5] UNESP, Fac Ciencias Agr & Vet, Dept Patol Reprod & Saude Unica, Jaboticabal, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Journal of Medical Entomology; v. 58, n. 3, p. 1439-1441, MAY 2021.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

There are many records of the family Sarcoptidae in bats. The species Notoedres (Notoedres) yunkeri has been reported only once, parasitizing a molossid bat in Panama. In the present study, we expand the occurrence of the species to 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