Akhoundi M., Sereno Denis, Marteau A., Bruel C., Izri A. (2020). Who bites me ? A tentative discriminative key to diagnose hematophagous ectoparasites biting using clinical manifestations. Diagnostics, 10 (5), p. art. 308 [15 p.].
Titre du document
Who bites me ? A tentative discriminative key to diagnose hematophagous ectoparasites biting using clinical manifestations
Année de publication
2020
Auteurs
Akhoundi M., Sereno Denis, Marteau A., Bruel C., Izri A.
Source
Diagnostics, 2020,
10 (5), p. art. 308 [15 p.]
Arthropod blood feeders are vectors of several human pathogenic agents, including viruses (e.g., yellow fever, chikungunya, dengue fever), parasites (e.g., malaria, leishmaniasis, lymphatic filariasis), or bacteria (e.g., plague). Besides their role as a vector of pathogens, their biting activities cause a nuisance to humans. Herein, we document clinical symptoms associated with the biting of ten clusters of hematophagous arthropods, including mosquitoes, biting midges and sandflies, lice, ticks, tsetse flies, blackflies, horse flies, fleas, triatomine and bed bugs. Within the framework of clinical history and entomo-epidemiological information, we propose a tentative discriminative key that can be helpful for practicing physicians in identifying hematophagous arthropods biting humans and delivering treatment for the associated clinical disorders.
Plan de classement
Santé : généralités [050]
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Entomologie médicale / Parasitologie / Virologie [052]
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010078219]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010078219
