Acariasis Research Articles

Carpoglyphus lactis infestation in stored traditional Chinese medicine Arillus longan

To investigate the breeding of Carpoglyphus lactis in the storage Arillus longan, so as to provide the evidence for preventing the harm of C. lactis to traditional Chinese medicine. Chinese herbal medicine warehouses were chosen as survey sites according to the breeding habits of mites, and the A. longan samples were stored more than 6 months. The mites were isolated and identified under a microscope. The C. lactis breeding rate was 20.0% (4/20) and the breeding density was 184.95 per sample. The constitute rates of adult, larva, dormancy body and egg were 58.39%, 30.41%, 0.06%, and 11.14% respectively. The breeding density of C. lactis is high in the stored A. longan, so the control and prevention of human intestinal acariasis should be strengthened.

An investigation on silkworms presumed to have acariasis in silkworm farms

An investigation on silkworms presumed to have acariasis in silkworm farms

Clinical study of ivermectin/metronidazole in the treatment of patients with intestinal acariasis

目的 比较伊维菌素与甲硝唑对肠螨病的治疗效果及安全性.方法选择症状典型且无并发症的肠螨病患者24例,分为两组,每组12例,采取双盲法分别试用伊维菌素和甲硝唑进行治疗,观察药物疗效.结果伊维菌素组患者按期服完3个疗程后,12例患者粪螨转阴性,临床症状基本消失,治愈率100%,服药后无明显不良反应.甲硝唑组患者按期服完3个疗程后,有3例粪螨转阴性,临床症状基本消失,其他症状亦明显缓解,5例临床症状减轻,4例无效,服药后2例患者有食欲下降、口干等不良反应.结论伊维菌素治疗肠螨病具有治愈率高、不良反应小、疗程短等优点,为治疗肠螨病的理想药物。

Intestinal acariasis in Anhui Province.

The mites found in stored food and house comprise a large group of subclass Acari, belonging to the suborder Acardida of the order Acariformes. They can be found in dust and vacuum samples from floors, furniture, mattresses, Chinese herb al medicine, dry fruit, grain, flour, sugar, and bedding. These mites are nidico lous and feed on organic debris, including sloughed human skin, fungi, spilled food, pollen, etc. These mites are particularly prevalent in Chinese herbal medi cine, dry fruit, grain, flour, sugar, beds, though carpeted floors near beds or couches may also have large numbers. The most common species are Acarus siro, Ty rophagus putrescentiae, Dermatophagoides farinae, D. pteronyssinus, Glycyphagus domesticus, G. Ornatus, Carpoglyphus lactis and Tarsonemus granarius, etc. The viability of mites in storage is quite strong and they can invade and parasitize the intestines of humans[1-15]. They can cause pulmonary acariasis[16-25], urinary acariasis[26-33] and so on. The dejecta of mites is a quite strong allergen and can cause different allergic diseases[34-44]. Intestinal acariasis can be caused by some mites related to the way of diet intake and invading against intestinal mucosa, intestinal muscle [45-58]. The first report of intestinal acariasis caused by these mites was made by Hinman et al[45] (1934). From then on, all kinds of studies on the disease have been reported gradually. In order to make an epidemiological survey of intestinal acariasis the investigation of the disease was taken in so me areas of Anhui Province from 1989 to 1996.

Pulmonary acariasis; its relationship to the eosinophil lung and Löffler's syndrome.

Pulmonary acariasis; its relationship to the eosinophil lung and Löffler's syndrome.

Pulmonary Acariasis in Monkeys

Pulmonary Acariasis in Monkeys