Human dermatitis caused by the flying squirrel’s flea, Ceratophyllus indages indages (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae) in Hokkaido, Japan

Takeo Yamauchi; Hayato Kikuchi; Tatsuo Oshida

doi:10.7601/mez.72.33

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Human dermatitis caused by the flying squirrel’s flea, Ceratophyllus indages indages (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae) in Hokkaido, Japan

Takeo Yamauchi , Hayato Kikuchi, Tatsuo Oshida

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Keywords: Ceratophyllus indages indages, ectoparasite, human dermatitis, Pteromys volans orii, Siberian flying squirrel, Siphonaptera

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2021 Volume 72 Issue 1 Pages 33-34

DOI https://doi.org/10.7601/mez.72.33

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Abstract

This report describes human dermatitis that is caused by the bite of Ceratophyllus (Monopsyllus) indages indages (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae) from the Siberian flying squirrel Pteromys volans orii in Hokkaido, Japan. This case represents the first description of human dermatitis caused by the bite of C. i. indages.

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