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Karl SkírnissonIssue Date
2001-12-01
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The tropical rat mite Ornithonyssus bacoti attacks humans in IcelandCitation
Læknablaðið 2001, 87(12):991-93Abstract
In the summer of 2001 the obligate, intermittent tropical rat mite Ornithonyssus bacoti attacked humans in an Icelandic household where infected Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus), bought in a local pet shop, had been kept for few months. After a rapid proliferation the mite started attacking the humans living in the house. A boy sharing room with the pets suffered from extensive dermatitis. Optimal conditions for O. bacoti are at 24-26 degrees C and a relative humidity of 47%. Similar conditions frequently occur indoors in Icelandic premises. Therefore, if O. bacoti has been noticed indoors, necessary measures should be undertaken to immediately eliminate the pest.Áttfætlumaurinn Ornithonyssus bacoti er blóðsjúgandi sníkjudýr sem lifir oftast á nagdýrum en leitar einnig á fólk. Þegar maurinn sýgur blóð úr mönnum myndast oftast kláðabólur á stungustaðnum. Sumarið 2001 varð þess vart að O. bacoti var að sjúga blóð úr fólki á heimili á Reykjavíkursvæðinu. Barst óværan þangað með stökkmúsum (Meriones unguiculatus) sem keyptar höfðu verið nokkrum mánuðum áður í gæludýraverslun. Eftir öra tímgun maursins á stökkmúsunum tók hann að leggjast á heimilisfólkið og olli verulegum óþægindum. Kjöraðstæður virðast vera fyrir maurinn til að fjölga sér í húsum hér á landi því tegundin þrífst best við 24-26° hita og 47% raka. Í greininni er líffræði maursins reifuð og varað við þessum nýja landnema.
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