Variation in Small Mammal Species Composition and the Occurrence of Parasitic Mites in Two Landscapes in a Scrub Typhus Endemic Region of Western Yunnan Province, China.

ABSTRACT: Western Yunnan Province is a scrub typhus endemic region, providing optimal environments for small mammal hosts and mite vectors. This study explored the association between mite occurrence on small mammals and landscape and host characteristics in this region. Two landscapes, farmland and forest edge, in four locations in Tengchong City were sampled for capturing small mammals and collecting mites. Associations among host, vector, and landscape were analyzed using hurdle negative binomial mixed models. Among 279 small mammals captured, ninety-five individuals were infested with a total of 8308 mites. Infestation prevalence was higher in farmland than in the forest edge. Mean mite intensity was 87.5/infested mammal. The highest mite intensity was seen in Neotetracus sinensis. Rat

SUBMITTER: Luo YY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12547483 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature