title: First report of a parasitic mite, Leptotrombidium (Hypotrombidium) subquadratum (Lawerence) (Acari: Trombiculidae: Trombiculinae), from dogs and children in the Bloemfontein area, South Africa.
abstract: Leptotrombidium subqunadratum larvae were collected for the first time in 1994 from dogs in Bloemfontein. The larvae have been collected annually, during the summer months, over a period of 6-7 years. Previously the only known hosts were scrub hare (Lepus saxatilis) (locality unknown) and short-snouted elephant shrew (Elephantulus brachyrhynchus) (Kruger National Park). These mites cause severe itching and dermatitis in humans and dogs.
authors.affiliation: ARC--Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, South Africa.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Heyne
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Ueckermann
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Coetzee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000635:transmission; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D008297:Male; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000635:transmission; D011537:Pruritus; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D014324:Trombiculidae / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D015047:Zoonoses