title: Dermatitis caused by the tropical fowl mite Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese) (Acari: Macronyssidae): a case report in humans.
abstract: We herein report human dermatitis caused by the tropical fowl mite Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese). The cases occurred in an apartment in a residential district of Porto Alegre City, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, where three members of the same family presented with pruritic lesions on the arms and legs. On inspecting the bathroom, several mites measuring approximately 1.0mm in length were observed coming from a nest of Rufous Hornero, Furnarius rufus (Gmelin). This is the first report of O. bursa in the urban area of Porto Alegre City, from a nest of F. rufus that bites humans.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiologia, Parasitologia e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
authors.forename: Márcia Bohrer
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Mentz
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiologia, Parasitologia e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
authors.forename: Guilherme Liberato da
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiologia, Parasitologia e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carlos Eugênio
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008924:Mite Infestations; D008925:Mites / Q000145:classification*; D020305:Strigiformes / Q000469:parasitology