title: House dust mites in naval ships, military barracks, and homes in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia.
abstract: This survey was undertaken to determine the possible exposure of military personnel to house dust mites in ships, barracks, and homes in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. During the period from April 1, 1982 through August 31, 1983, 524 dust samples were collected with vacuum cleaners. Mites were extracted from aliquots of dust, counted, and identified as to species and life stage. Dermatophagoides pterynssinus (European house dust mite) was more common in private homes, while Dermatophagoides farinae (North American house dust mite) was more common on ships. Berthing compartments had the highest density of mites of areas sampled aboard ships. There appears to be a trend between the density of personnel and mites. Ships had a smaller percentage of mite-infested samples than houses.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Betts
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Sonenshine
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D008889:Military Personnel; D008925:Mites / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012767:Ships; D014768:Virginia