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Hair Follicle Mites (Acari: Demodicidae) from Australian Aborigines
Author(s) -
Nutting William B.,
Green Allen C.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1974.tb00520.x
Subject(s) - acari , demodex folliculorum , demodex , mite , incidence (geometry) , hair follicle , medicine , zoology , biology , dermatology , ecology , physics , optics
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.