Liponyssoides sanguineus | |
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Species: | L. sanguineus |
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Liponyssoides sanguineus (Hirst, 1914) | |
Liponyssoides sanguineus is a species of mite that infests the house mouse (Mus musculus). [1]
It can transmit human disease, [2] is associated with causing rodent mite dermatitis in humans [3] and is noted for carrying Rickettsia akari , which causes rickettsialpox. [4]
It was formerly known as Allodermanyssus sanguineus. [5]