Dermanyssosis in the Urban Context: When the One Health Paradigm Is Put into Practice
Poultry red mites (<i>Dermanyssus gallinae</i>) are primarily ectoparasites of laying hens but also parasitize synanthropic birds in urban contexts. This mite can occasionally attack mammals, including humans, and cause mild to severe dermatitis. Attacks by zoonotic Mesostigmata mites ar...
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| author | Alessandra Barlaam Antonella Puccini Maria Filomena Caiaffa Danilo Di Bona Luigi Macchia Annunziata Giangaspero |
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| description | Poultry red mites (<i>Dermanyssus gallinae</i>) are primarily ectoparasites of laying hens but also parasitize synanthropic birds in urban contexts. This mite can occasionally attack mammals, including humans, and cause mild to severe dermatitis. Attacks by zoonotic Mesostigmata mites are currently an increasing but still neglected problem of urban life. The authors present two cases of dermanyssosis involving two health workers at a hospital, linked to air conditioning outdoor units colonized by pigeons. Videos that describe the environmental contamination by <i>D. gallinae</i> and show where the infestation originated are presented. In addition, the authors update the literature of all urban cases, which, to date, reports over 240 clinical cases, mostly in private homes but also in public buildings. Dermatitis due to these mites is often unrecognized and, therefore, misdiagnosed. This report describes how the two cases herein reported were rapidly resolved thanks to the close cooperation between veterinary parasitologists and allergologists. It is crucial to raise awareness of the problem among general practitioners and specialists. In addition, the authors suggest a reconsideration of urban architectural choices that increase the public health risk posed by dermanyssosis and other diseases related to synanthropic birds. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-74899e20a4914879a995e94c55a09a3f2023-11-24T17:11:57ZengMDPI AGPathogens2076-08172022-11-011112139610.3390/pathogens11121396Dermanyssosis in the Urban Context: When the One Health Paradigm Is Put into PracticeAlessandra Barlaam0Antonella Puccini1Maria Filomena Caiaffa2Danilo Di Bona3Luigi Macchia4Annunziata Giangaspero5Department of Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources and Engineering (DAFNE), University of Foggia, 71121 Foggia, ItalyAgenzia Sanitaria Locale, 71122 Foggia, ItalyDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, School and Chair of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, ItalyDepartment of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, School and Chair of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, University of Bari-Aldo Moro, 70121 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, School and Chair of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, University of Bari-Aldo Moro, 70121 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources and Engineering (DAFNE), University of Foggia, 71121 Foggia, ItalyPoultry red mites (<i>Dermanyssus gallinae</i>) are primarily ectoparasites of laying hens but also parasitize synanthropic birds in urban contexts. This mite can occasionally attack mammals, including humans, and cause mild to severe dermatitis. Attacks by zoonotic Mesostigmata mites are currently an increasing but still neglected problem of urban life. The authors present two cases of dermanyssosis involving two health workers at a hospital, linked to air conditioning outdoor units colonized by pigeons. Videos that describe the environmental contamination by <i>D. gallinae</i> and show where the infestation originated are presented. In addition, the authors update the literature of all urban cases, which, to date, reports over 240 clinical cases, mostly in private homes but also in public buildings. Dermatitis due to these mites is often unrecognized and, therefore, misdiagnosed. This report describes how the two cases herein reported were rapidly resolved thanks to the close cooperation between veterinary parasitologists and allergologists. It is crucial to raise awareness of the problem among general practitioners and specialists. In addition, the authors suggest a reconsideration of urban architectural choices that increase the public health risk posed by dermanyssosis and other diseases related to synanthropic birds.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/11/12/1396poultry red mitepigeonshuman dermatitisone health paradigmItaly |
| spellingShingle | Alessandra Barlaam Antonella Puccini Maria Filomena Caiaffa Danilo Di Bona Luigi Macchia Annunziata Giangaspero Dermanyssosis in the Urban Context: When the One Health Paradigm Is Put into Practice Pathogens poultry red mite pigeons human dermatitis one health paradigm Italy |
| title | Dermanyssosis in the Urban Context: When the One Health Paradigm Is Put into Practice |
| title_full | Dermanyssosis in the Urban Context: When the One Health Paradigm Is Put into Practice |
| title_fullStr | Dermanyssosis in the Urban Context: When the One Health Paradigm Is Put into Practice |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dermanyssosis in the Urban Context: When the One Health Paradigm Is Put into Practice |
| title_short | Dermanyssosis in the Urban Context: When the One Health Paradigm Is Put into Practice |
| title_sort | dermanyssosis in the urban context when the one health paradigm is put into practice |
| topic | poultry red mite pigeons human dermatitis one health paradigm Italy |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/11/12/1396 |
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