Dermatitis associated with infestation of a trombiculid mite, Leptotrombidium miyajimai, in an Amami rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi).
Severe dermatitis caused by trombiculid mite infestation was observed in an Amami rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi). The mite was identified as Leptotrombidium miyajimai. This is the first report of trombiculid mite-associated cutaneous lesions in Amami rabbits and also the first direct evidence of L. miyajimai parasitism of this host species.
1  Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, 1677-1 Yoshida, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan.
Masahito
M
Kubo
Hiroshi
H
Sato
Shosaku
S
Hattori
Takeshi
T
Kuraishi
D000818:Animals; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011817:Rabbits; D014324:Trombiculidae