Current status of mites and mite-borne diseases in India

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dc.contributor.authorGovindarajan, Ren_US
dc.contributor.authorRajamannar, Ven_US
dc.contributor.authorSamuel, Philip Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Ashwanien_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-17T08:46:00Z
dc.date.available2023-06-17T08:46:00Z
dc.date.issued2023-01
dc.description.abstractMites act as the vectors of zoonotic vector-borne disease scrub typhus caused by the rickettsial pathogen Orientia tsutsugamushi. In India, scrub typhus is transmitted by the mite Leptotrombidium deliense. Rodents are the reservoirs and support the spread of this disease. Sarcoptes scabiei or the itch mite is causing scabies which is a common skin infection in India. Dermatitis, trombiculosis, and mite dust allergy are common mite-borne diseases transmitted by Pyemotidae family. D. brevis folliculorum and Demodex brevis are two major mite species found on humans also causing a disease; “Demodicosis”, common in India. Dermanyssus gallinae, fowl mite causes pruritis in poultry birds, transmits infections to poultry workers when they come into contact with birds. There is a re-emergence of mite-borne diseases, especially scrub typhus, in many parts of India requiring urgent attention for its control. This review is aimed to update the available information on mites and mite transmitted diseases prevalent in India to highlight the importance of rodent and chigger mite vector control to prevent forthcoming mite-borne diseases in India.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDivision of Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre Field Station, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsICMR-Vector Control Research Centre, Puducherry, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationGovindarajan R, Rajamannar V, Samuel Philip P, Kumar Ashwani. Current status of mites and mite-borne diseases in India. Journal of Vector Borne Diseases . 2023 Jan; 60(1): 1-10en_US
dc.identifier.issn0972-9062
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/216905
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherWolters Kluwer – Medknowen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume60en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.4103/0972-9062.361175en_US
dc.subjectMiteen_US
dc.subjectdistributionen_US
dc.subjectdiseaseen_US
dc.subjectpathogenen_US
dc.subjectgenusen_US
dc.subjectspeciesen_US
dc.titleCurrent status of mites and mite-borne diseases in Indiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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