A Retrospective Report on the Infestation and Distribution of Chiggers on an Endemic Rodent Species (Apodemus latronum) in Southwest China
Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Collection and Identification of Rodent Hosts and Their Ectoparasitic Chiggers
2.2. Statistic Analysis
2.3. Calculation of Host Relative Fatness
2.4. Measurement of Species Spillover
2.5. Analysis on Risk Factors Influencing Chigger Abundance
3. Results
3.1. Species Diversity and Infestation of Chiggers on A. latronum
3.2. Variations of Infestation and Community Indices of Chiggers Along Different Altitude Gradients
3.3. Variations of Infestation and Community Indices of Chiggers with Different Host Statuses
3.4. Species Spillover of Dominant Chiggers
3.5. Risk Factors Influencing Chigger Abundance
4. Discussion
4.1. Geographical Distribution of A. latronum
4.2. Infestation of Chiggers on A. latronum and Medical Significance
4.3. Influence Factors on Chigger Infestation
4.4. Prospects
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Dominant Chigger Species | Constituent Ratio (Cr)% | Prevalence (PM)% | Mean Abundance (MA) | Mean Intensity (MI) |
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Leptotrombidium bayanense | 29.69 | 2.40 | 0.55 | 23.08 |
Neotrombicula tongtianhensis | 8.15 | 1.00 | 0.15 | 15.20 |
Leptotrombidium rupestre | 6.86 | 1.40 | 0.13 | 9.14 |
Leptotrombidium yongshengense | 5.47 | 1.00 | 0.10 | 10.20 |
Altitude Gradients (m) | Community Indices of Chigger Community | ||||||||
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No. Hosts | PM (%) | MA | MI | S | H′ | D | E | Cody Indices | |
1700–2274 | 30 | 33.33 | 4.83 | 14.50 | 3 | 0.50 | 0.75 | 0.45 | 4.5 |
2275–2849 | 100 | 1.61 | 0.08 | 5.00 | 6 | 1.61 | 0.24 | 0.90 | 18 |
2850–3424 | 200 | 27.50 | 2.23 | 8.09 | 32 | 2.76 | 0.09 | 0.80 | 22 |
3425–4000 | 171 | 22.81 | 2.63 | 11.51 | 31 | 1.72 | 0.39 | 0.50 |
Different Statuses of the Host A. latronum | Community Indices | Infestation Indices | ||||||
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No. Hosts | S | H′ | E | D | PM (%) | MA | MI | |
Female | 182 | 26 | 2.82 | 0.86 | 0.09 | 18.68 | 1.11 | 5.94 |
Male | 316 | 55 | 2.62 | 0.65 | 0.09 | 20.25 | 2.31 | 11.42 |
Adult | 330 | 35 | 2.26 | 0.63 | 0.13 | 38.28 ** | 5.11 ** | 13.35 |
Juvenile | 172 | 19 | 1.94 | 0.66 | 0.17 | 12.63 ** | 0.97 ** | 7.67 |
Poor nutrition | 128 | 21 | 2.01 | 0.66 | 0.26 | 37.80 ** | 5.13 ** | 13.58 |
Good nutrition | 94 | 34 | 2.24 | 0.64 | 0.22 | 13.68 ** | 0.99 ** | 7.23 |
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Liu, Q.-Y.; Guo, X.-G.; Fan, R.; Song, W.-Y.; Peng, P.-Y.; Zhao, Y.-F.; Jin, D.-C. A Retrospective Report on the Infestation and Distribution of Chiggers on an Endemic Rodent Species (Apodemus latronum) in Southwest China. Vet. Sci. 2024, 11, 547. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci11110547
Liu Q-Y, Guo X-G, Fan R, Song W-Y, Peng P-Y, Zhao Y-F, Jin D-C. A Retrospective Report on the Infestation and Distribution of Chiggers on an Endemic Rodent Species (Apodemus latronum) in Southwest China. Veterinary Sciences. 2024; 11(11):547. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci11110547
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Qiao-Yi, Xian-Guo Guo, Rong Fan, Wen-Yu Song, Pei-Ying Peng, Ya-Fei Zhao, and Dao-Chao Jin. 2024. "A Retrospective Report on the Infestation and Distribution of Chiggers on an Endemic Rodent Species (Apodemus latronum) in Southwest China" Veterinary Sciences 11, no. 11: 547. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci11110547
APA StyleLiu, Q.-Y., Guo, X.-G., Fan, R., Song, W.-Y., Peng, P.-Y., Zhao, Y.-F., & Jin, D.-C. (2024). A Retrospective Report on the Infestation and Distribution of Chiggers on an Endemic Rodent Species (Apodemus latronum) in Southwest China. Veterinary Sciences, 11(11), 547. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci11110547