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Case report: Identification of the tropical rat mite (Ornithonyssus bacoti) on a domestic donkey in France
A 25-year-old donkey was referred for a generalized, pruritic and severe exfoliative dermatitis that had been evolving for several years, with deterioration in the last few months. Close examination of the skin surface revealed numerous small, dark, mobile elements identified as Ornithonyssus bacoti...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10250664/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37303734 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1141290 |
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author | Dumitrache, Mirabela Oana Györke, Adriana Julien, Florie Kondratjeva, Jevgenija Cadiergues, Marie-Christine |
author_facet | Dumitrache, Mirabela Oana Györke, Adriana Julien, Florie Kondratjeva, Jevgenija Cadiergues, Marie-Christine |
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description | A 25-year-old donkey was referred for a generalized, pruritic and severe exfoliative dermatitis that had been evolving for several years, with deterioration in the last few months. Close examination of the skin surface revealed numerous small, dark, mobile elements identified as Ornithonyssus bacoti confirmed by DNA sequencing. The severity, type and topography of the lesions called for complementary examinations, leading to a second diagnosis of cutaneous epitheliotropic T-cell lymphoma. The lack of clinical improvement after antiparasitic therapy despite parasite clearance, suggests opportunistic behavior of Ornithonyssus bacoti. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of the presence of a tropical rat mite on a donkey, thus expanding the known host spectrum of this zoonotic parasite. Further potential questions concern the implication of this new host as a possible source of human contamination. |
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spelling | pubmed-102506642023-06-10 Case report: Identification of the tropical rat mite (Ornithonyssus bacoti) on a domestic donkey in France Dumitrache, Mirabela Oana Györke, Adriana Julien, Florie Kondratjeva, Jevgenija Cadiergues, Marie-Christine Front Vet Sci Veterinary Science A 25-year-old donkey was referred for a generalized, pruritic and severe exfoliative dermatitis that had been evolving for several years, with deterioration in the last few months. Close examination of the skin surface revealed numerous small, dark, mobile elements identified as Ornithonyssus bacoti confirmed by DNA sequencing. The severity, type and topography of the lesions called for complementary examinations, leading to a second diagnosis of cutaneous epitheliotropic T-cell lymphoma. The lack of clinical improvement after antiparasitic therapy despite parasite clearance, suggests opportunistic behavior of Ornithonyssus bacoti. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of the presence of a tropical rat mite on a donkey, thus expanding the known host spectrum of this zoonotic parasite. Further potential questions concern the implication of this new host as a possible source of human contamination. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-26 /pmc/articles/PMC10250664/ /pubmed/37303734 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1141290 Text en Copyright © 2023 Dumitrache, Györke, Julien, Kondratjeva and Cadiergues. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Veterinary Science Dumitrache, Mirabela Oana Györke, Adriana Julien, Florie Kondratjeva, Jevgenija Cadiergues, Marie-Christine Case report: Identification of the tropical rat mite (Ornithonyssus bacoti) on a domestic donkey in France |
title | Case report: Identification of the tropical rat mite (Ornithonyssus bacoti) on a domestic donkey in France |
title_full | Case report: Identification of the tropical rat mite (Ornithonyssus bacoti) on a domestic donkey in France |
title_fullStr | Case report: Identification of the tropical rat mite (Ornithonyssus bacoti) on a domestic donkey in France |
title_full_unstemmed | Case report: Identification of the tropical rat mite (Ornithonyssus bacoti) on a domestic donkey in France |
title_short | Case report: Identification of the tropical rat mite (Ornithonyssus bacoti) on a domestic donkey in France |
title_sort | case report: identification of the tropical rat mite (ornithonyssus bacoti) on a domestic donkey in france |
topic | Veterinary Science |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10250664/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37303734 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1141290 |
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