Hair Follicle Mites (Acari: Demodicidae) from Australian Aborigines
- 1 April 1974
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Australasian Journal of Dermatology
- Vol. 15 (1) , 10-14
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-0960.1974.tb00520.x
Abstract
SUMMARY: Demodex folliculorum and D. brevis have been found in taken from full‐blood Australian Aborigines. The incidence of demodicid infestations was highest among males, 66%, in two groups of Aborigines but the mites were absent in a third group.No regular correlation was found between the clinical appearance of the skin and the presence of the mites. One interesting case is mentioned.Keywords
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- Demodex folliculorum (Simon) and D. brevis Akbulatova of Man: Redescription and ReevaluationJournal of Parasitology, 1972