Pavle Banović, Angélique Foucault-Simonin, Luka Papić, Sara Savić, Aleksandar Potkonjak, Aleksandar Jurišić, Marko Radenković, Dragana Mijatović, Verica Simin, Ivana Bogdan, Zbigniew Zając, Joanna Kulisz, Aneta Woźniak, David Hartmann, Jan Perner, Alejandra Wu-Chuang, Lourdes Mateos-Hernandez, Sara Moutailler, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz
Despite the significant health risks associated with Dermanyssus gallinae infestations in humans, they are often overlooked. This study investigated a household case of D. gallinae infestation and explored the resulting clinical manifestations and risk of infection in family members. Microfluidic PCR was employed for high-throughput screening of pathogens in collected mites and blood samples from both chickens and family members. Morphological and molecular examinations confirmed the identity of the mites as D...
May 15, 2024: Heliyon