Eutrombicula daemoni Bassini-Silva and Jacinavicius, 2018 (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) parasitizing a dog in Brazil

ABSTRACT

Chigger mites are ectoparasites of terrestrial vertebrates and can cause severe dermatitis in their hosts, known as trombiculiasis. There are 69 recognized species of chiggers in Brazil that parasitize most vertebrate taxa except domestic dogs. In this study, we report the first known record of trombiculiasis with a domestic dog as a host in Brazil. This record additionally represents a new locality record for Eutrombicula daemoni in the country.

KEYWORDS:

• Chiggers
• ectoparasites
• Minas Gerais state
• Canidae
• trombiculiasis
• Canis lupus familiaris

Acknowledgments

To Gabrielle Ribeiro de Andrade and Maria Cristina Ferreira do Rosário for technical contribution. To Armando Rosario-Lebron (APHIS-USDA) for revision of the note and important suggestions. Mention of trade names or commercial products in this publication is solely for the purpose of providing specific information and does not imply recommendation or endorsement by the USDA; USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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Funding

This work was supported by the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico under the Grant CNPq no. [377343/2015-3, 377342/2015-7, 440639/2015-8, 454907/2014-1, 377976/2014-8] (DMB-B) and CNPq no. 377976/2014-8 (FCJ); by the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo under the Grant FAPESP no. [2010/51875-9] (DMB-B), [2017/01416-7] and [2018/24667-8] (RB-S). This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Brasil (CAPES) – [Finance Code 001]