Abstract
House dust mites inhabit human houses, causing allergies and respiratory disease. Of them pyroglyphid mites produce at least 23 allergen groups, affecting millions of people worldwide. We determined the house dust mite fauna in the city of Ordu situated on the Black Sea coast of Turkey. Dust samples were taken from a total of 53 houses in 2013- 2015. The mite family Pyroglyphidae had the highest abundance in our samples, followed by family Chortoglyphidae. The most common species were Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Trouessart) and Dermatophagoides farinae Hughes (Astigmata: Pyroglyphidae). These two mite species are main allergen-producing species throughout the world, occurring in all sampled houses in the city of Ordu.
Highlights
House dust contains many organic and inorganic materials causing allergies
The common families of mites observed in house dust belong to the families Pyroglyphidae, Glycyphagidae and Acaridae (Kosik-Bogacka et al 2010)
A total of 53 dust samples from 53 houses were collected during the study and all of samples were found to be mite-positive
Summary
House dust contains many organic and inorganic materials causing allergies. The most important one is the dust mites (Fassio & Guagnini 2018). The common families of mites observed in house dust belong to the families Pyroglyphidae, Glycyphagidae and Acaridae (Kosik-Bogacka et al 2010). The term “house dust mite (HDM)” is usually used for Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Trouessart), D. farinae Hughes, and Euroglyphus maynei (Cooreman) (Astigmata: Pyroglyphidae). The allergenic features of HDMs are caused by their feces and their body tissues. Mite feces and body-tissue residues from their fragmentation after death accumulate in carpets, fabric-covered furniture, fuzzy toys, mattresses, and pillows. These allergens remaining suspend in air for a time and mix with air taken into the respiratory track, thereby stimulating immune-system elements (Zeytun et al 2018)
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