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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.
Author(s): Moro CV, De Luna CJ, Tod A, Guy JH, Sparagano OAE, Zenner L
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Experimental & Applied Acarology
Year: 2009
Volume: 48
Issue: 1-2
Pages: 93-104
ISSN (print): 0168-8162
ISSN (electronic): 1572-9702
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-009-9248-0
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-009-9248-0
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