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Exposure of Humans to Attacks by Deer Keds and Consequences of Their Bites—A Case Report with Environmental Background

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Lipoptena species, also named the deer ked or deer fly, are commonly encountered in temperate areas of Europe, northern China, and North America. Although wild animals seem to be the preferred hosts of these parasitic arthropods, it is increasingly being noted that humans are also di...

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Autores principales: Maślanko, Weronika, Bartosik, Katarzyna, Raszewska-Famielec, Magdalena, Szwaj, Ewelina, Asman, Marek
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7761680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33287132
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects11120859
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author Maślanko, Weronika
Bartosik, Katarzyna
Raszewska-Famielec, Magdalena
Szwaj, Ewelina
Asman, Marek
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description SIMPLE SUMMARY: Lipoptena species, also named the deer ked or deer fly, are commonly encountered in temperate areas of Europe, northern China, and North America. Although wild animals seem to be the preferred hosts of these parasitic arthropods, it is increasingly being noted that humans are also directly threatened by their bites. Skin lesions evolving after Lipoptena bites are painful and often lead to the development of inflammation of the skin. Lipoptena species also pose a threat to the health of the host by transferring pathogenic factors, e.g., Bartonella schoenbuchensis, Borrelia burgdorferi, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum. For this reason, knowledge of symptoms caused by Lipoptena bites is worth promoting among not only scientists but also the general public. ABSTRACT: Insects of the genus Lipoptena, e.g., Lipoptena cervi and Lipoptena fortisetosa, are hematophagic ectoparasites mainly attacking deer, roe deer, moose, horses, and cattle. Humans may also be incidental hosts for these insects. The species are vectors of numerous pathogens, including Bartonella schoenbuchensis, Borrelia burgdorferi, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Due to the short time of feeding on humans, usually painless bites, and an initially small trace at the site of the bite, the symptoms reported by the patient may not be associated with deer ked infestation and infection with pathogens transmitted by these arthropods. The aim of the study was to describe the consequences of L. cervi bites in humans with detailed documentation of the development of skin lesions. The knowledge about skin lesions arising after deer ked bites may be useful in clinical practice for monitoring patients for the presence of pathogens transmitted by the parasites.
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spelling pubmed-77616802020-12-26 Exposure of Humans to Attacks by Deer Keds and Consequences of Their Bites—A Case Report with Environmental Background Maślanko, Weronika Bartosik, Katarzyna Raszewska-Famielec, Magdalena Szwaj, Ewelina Asman, Marek Insects Case Report SIMPLE SUMMARY: Lipoptena species, also named the deer ked or deer fly, are commonly encountered in temperate areas of Europe, northern China, and North America. Although wild animals seem to be the preferred hosts of these parasitic arthropods, it is increasingly being noted that humans are also directly threatened by their bites. Skin lesions evolving after Lipoptena bites are painful and often lead to the development of inflammation of the skin. Lipoptena species also pose a threat to the health of the host by transferring pathogenic factors, e.g., Bartonella schoenbuchensis, Borrelia burgdorferi, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum. For this reason, knowledge of symptoms caused by Lipoptena bites is worth promoting among not only scientists but also the general public. ABSTRACT: Insects of the genus Lipoptena, e.g., Lipoptena cervi and Lipoptena fortisetosa, are hematophagic ectoparasites mainly attacking deer, roe deer, moose, horses, and cattle. Humans may also be incidental hosts for these insects. The species are vectors of numerous pathogens, including Bartonella schoenbuchensis, Borrelia burgdorferi, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Due to the short time of feeding on humans, usually painless bites, and an initially small trace at the site of the bite, the symptoms reported by the patient may not be associated with deer ked infestation and infection with pathogens transmitted by these arthropods. The aim of the study was to describe the consequences of L. cervi bites in humans with detailed documentation of the development of skin lesions. The knowledge about skin lesions arising after deer ked bites may be useful in clinical practice for monitoring patients for the presence of pathogens transmitted by the parasites. MDPI 2020-12-03 /pmc/articles/PMC7761680/ /pubmed/33287132 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects11120859 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title_fullStr Exposure of Humans to Attacks by Deer Keds and Consequences of Their Bites—A Case Report with Environmental Background
title_full_unstemmed Exposure of Humans to Attacks by Deer Keds and Consequences of Their Bites—A Case Report with Environmental Background
title_short Exposure of Humans to Attacks by Deer Keds and Consequences of Their Bites—A Case Report with Environmental Background
title_sort exposure of humans to attacks by deer keds and consequences of their bites—a case report with environmental background
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7761680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33287132
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects11120859
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