Laminosioptes cysticola in free-range chickens in Minas Gerais, Brazil

  • Martins N
  • Resende J
  • Marques M
  • et al.
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Abstract

The subcutaneous acarid parasite Laminosioptes cysticola, the fowl cyst mite, has been found for a number of years in free-range chickens of peri-urban and rural Minas Gerais, forming collagen cysts which may be subsequently calcified after the parasite's death. The role of free-range chickens as hosts and the possible risk of food-borne human allergy, as a result of its consumption in feed, are considered.O parasito acarino subcutâneo Laminosioptes cysticola tem sido encontrado em galinhas de subsistência periurbanas e rurais em Minas Gerais, formando cistos arredondados que podem calcificar sob a pele após a morte do parasito. Detalhes do parasitismo e do parasito são discutidos, sendo especulado o risco potencial humano em alergia de origem alimentar pelo consumo da carne da ave contendo os cistos.

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Martins, N. R. da S., Resende, J. S. de, Marques, M. V. R., Barrios, P. R., Fernandes, A. A., Montresor, L. C., & Cunha, L. M. (2010). Laminosioptes cysticola in free-range chickens in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Ciência Rural, 40(6), 1460–1463. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0103-84782010000600038

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