Download PDF

Volume 25, No. (5), 2015 (October)

TROMBICULOSIS IN CATS DUE TO NEOTROMBICULA AUTUMNALIS (ACARI: TROMBICULIDAE) LARVAE: THE FIRST REPORT IN ROMANIA

P. Tudor, C. Fernoaga, N. Tudor

P. Tudor, C. Fernoaga and N. Tudor

1Department of Preclinical Sciences and 2Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Bucharest, 050097, Romania
Corresponding Author: phdntudor@gmail.com
Page Number(s): 1496-1498
Published Online First: October 01, 2015
Publication Date: October 01, 2015

ABSTRACT

Neotrombicula autumnalis is an arthropod that parasitises cats during the larval stage and induces pruritic dermatitis described as trombiculosis. This report describes the infestation of two cats with N. autumnalis mite larvae. Physical examination of both cats revealed cutaneous lesions on the ears, limbs (elbow, interdigital spaces) and around the nipples represented by erythema, papules, crusts and pruritus. Microscopic examination of skin scrapings revealed N. autumnalis larvae in both cats. To our knowledge, this is the first report of N. autumnalis larvae infestation in cats from Romania.
Keywords: cats, Neotrombicula autumnalis, trombiculosis
Open Access: This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Share:
Download Statistics
This Manuscript
Full Text
25
downloads
Indicators
Metrics

Cite Score: 1.3

JCR Year: 2025

Indexing
Status

Web of Science (SCIE)

SCOPUS (Q3)

Journal Metrics
Current

Journal Impact Factor: 0.5

HEC Category: W

ISSN Details
Verified

Print ISSN: 1018-7081

Electronic ISSN: 2309-8694

Search the Journal

Use the fields below to search for articles by Title, Author, or Keywords.

All Downloads
Full Text
83,612
downloads
Supplementary
250
downloads
© , Developed by HISOFT