Leptotrombidium
Leptotrombidium (/ˌlɛptoʊtrɒmˈbɪdiəm/) is a genus of mites in the family Trombiculidae, that are able to infect humans with scrub typhus (Orientia tsutsugamushi infection) through their bite. The larval form (called chiggers) feeds on rodents, but also occasionally humans and other large mammals. They are related to the harvest mites of the North America and Europe.
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Leptotrombidium
Leptotrombidium (/ˌlɛptoʊtrɒmˈbɪdiəm/) is a genus of mites in the family Trombiculidae, that are able to infect humans with scrub typhus (Orientia tsutsugamushi infection) through their bite. The larval form (called chiggers) feeds on rodents, but also occasionally humans and other large mammals. They are related to the harvest mites of the North America and Europe.
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Leptotrombidium (/ˌlɛptoʊtrɒmˈ ...... r to otherwise harm the mites.
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Leptotrombidium
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Nagayo et al., 1916
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Leptotrombidium (/ˌlɛptoʊtrɒmˈ ...... the North America and Europe.
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Leptotrombidium
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