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The poultry red mite (Dermanyssus gallinae): a potential vector of pathogenic agents

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Control of Poultry Mites (Dermanyssus)

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The poultry red mite, D. gallinae has been involved in the transmission of many pathogenic agents, responsible for serious diseases both in animals and humans. Nowadays, few effective methods are available to control the ectoparasite in poultry farms. Consequently, this is an emerging problem which must be taken into account to maintain good health in commercial egg production. This paper addresses the vector capacity of the ectoparasite with special emphasis on salmonellae, pathogenic agents responsible for many of the most important outbreaks of food-borne diseases worlwide. It has been experimentally shown that D. gallinae could act as a biological vector of S. enteritidis and natural carriage of these bacteria by the mite on poultry premises has also been reported. It was also found that D. gallinae carried other pathogens such as E. coli, Shigella sp., and Staphylococcus, thus increasing the list of pathogenic agents potentially transmitted by the mite.

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  1. Laboratoire « Microorganismes: Génome et Environnement », CNRS UMR, 6023, Aubiere, France

    Claire Valiente Moro

  2. Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Lyon & Université de Lyon—CNRS UMR, 5558, Marcy L’Etoile, France

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Valiente Moro, C., De Luna, C.J., Tod, A., Guy, J.H., Sparagano, O.A.E., Zenner, L. (2009). The poultry red mite (Dermanyssus gallinae): a potential vector of pathogenic agents. In: Sparagano, O.A.E. (eds) Control of Poultry Mites (Dermanyssus). Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2731-3_10

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