Abstract
The avian mite Dermanyssus gallinae (poultry red mite, PRM) is of major economic and veterinary importance for the poultry and egg industry worldwide. The accumulating reports on the opportunistic nonavian feeding of D. gallinae raise concerns on PRM host expansion. However, the consequent threats to human health remain largely unclear. PRM infestation in humans is usually manifested as a local or generalized noncharacteristic skin reaction referred to as gamasoidosis. This report presents the current state of the art and the new developments on PRM-associated dermatitis, sharing neither the authors’ personal experience nor focusing on differential diagnosis. Specifically, it reflects the outcome of the critical assessment of the available literature by European medical and veterinary experts in the field under the “One Health” approach.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | e12539 |
| Journal | Parasite Immunology |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| Early online date | 7 Jun 2018 |
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| Publication status | Published - Aug 2018 |
Funding
We wish to thank the EU COST Action FA1404 “Improving current understanding and research for sustainable control of the poultry red mite Dermanyssus gallinae (COREMI)” for funding and supporting the training school. In particular, we would like to thank the trainees Athanasios Angelou, Petra Bandelj, Andrei Cimpan, Giulio Cocciolo, Helder Espiguinha Cortes, Eirini Fragiadaki, Alexandra Gruianu, Maria Kakolyri, Eleanor Karp-Tatham, Slobodan Knežević, José Francisco Lima Barbero, Liča Lozica, Margherita Mainiero, Teresa Mateus, Aleksandra Petrović, Alkiviadis Polychroniadis, Sokratis Ptochos, Flora Strikou, Isaia Symeonidou, as well as the local veterinarian Kleoniki Tola, for their contribution and fruitful discussions during the training school. The authors gratefully acknowledge Dr. Thecla Hekker, Consultant Medical Microbiologist, VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Dr. George Guibas, Allergist, University of Manchester, UK for sharing their perspectives as invited speakers.
Keywords
- avian
- Dermanyssus gallinae
- disease
- host species
- human
- parasite
- skin inflammation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Parasitology
- Immunology
