Letter to the Editor: Human infestation with birds mites in Wollongong

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  • Stephen Doggett Department of Medical Entomology ICPMR, Westmead Hospital Westmead NSW 2145
  • Merilyn Geary Department of Medical Entomology ICPMR, Westmead Hospital Westmead NSW 2145

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2003.27.69

Keywords:

bird mites, rickettsia

Abstract

The recent article by Charles R Watson, Human infestation with bird mites in Wollongong, may lead to confusion and inappropriate diagnoses in relation to the particular mites actually or potentially involved.

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References

Watson CR. Human infestation with bird mites in Wollongong. Commun Dis Intell 2003;27:259-261.

Baker EW, Evans TM, Gould DJ, Hull WB, Keegan HL. A manual of parasitic mites of medical or economic importance. 1956. National Pest Control Association, New York.

Australian Pesticides & Veterinary Medicines Authority website. Available from: http://www.apvma.gov.au. Assessed 11 July 2003.

Halliday RB. Mites of Australia. A checklist and bibliography. Monographs on Invertebrate Taxonomy, Vol. 5. CSIRO, Australia, 1998.

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Published

30/09/03

How to Cite

Doggett, Stephen, and Merilyn Geary. 2003. “Letter to the Editor: Human Infestation With Birds Mites in Wollongong”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 27 (September):395-96. https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2003.27.69.

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Vol. 27 (2003)

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Letter to the Editor

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