Relative Abundance of a Vector of Scrub Typhus, Leptotrombidium sialkotense, in Southern Yunnan Province, China
Relative Abundance of a Vector of Scrub Typhus, Leptotrombidium sialkotense, in Southern Yunnan Province, China
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中国云南省南部恙虫病载体 Leptotrombidium sialkotense 的相对丰度
DOI:
10.3347/kjp.2020.58.2.153
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发表时间:
2020-04-01
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Yang, Zhi-Hua
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作者:
Lv, Yan;Guo, Xian-Guo;Yang, Zhi-Hua
The chigger mite Leptotrombidium sialkotense is one of the 6 main vectors of scrub typhus in China. Before present study, L. sialkotense was found in some parts of Hunan province, China with a narrow geographical distribution. During field investigation 2016-2017, we found L. sialkotense in Jingha, southern Yunnan, China. Of 15 small mammal host species, L. sialkotense were collected from 6 species of the hosts. Rattus brunneusculus was a dominant host of L sialkotense, from which 98.3% of the mites were collected. The chigger mite showed a relatively high infestation prevalence (P-M= 11.7%) and mean abundance (MA=0.5) in comparison with the rest 5 host species. These results reveal a certain host specificity of L. sialkotense to a rat R. brunneusculus. The mite L. sialkotense showed an aggregated distribution on the host (P