Gamasoidosis
Encyclopedia
Gamasoidosis is a cutaneous condition that occurs after contact with canaries
, pigeons, and poultry
, caused by two genera of mite
s, including Ornithonyssus
and Dermanyssus.
Serinus
The genus Serinus is a large genus of birds in the finch family Fringillidae found mostly in the Afrotropical region with some outlying species in Europe and Asia. The genus contains several species groups including canaries, seedeaters and the African siskins...
, pigeons, and poultry
Poultry
Poultry are domesticated birds kept by humans for the purpose of producing eggs, meat, and/or feathers. These most typically are members of the superorder Galloanserae , especially the order Galliformes and the family Anatidae , commonly known as "waterfowl"...
, caused by two genera of mite
Mite
Mites, along with ticks, are small arthropods belonging to the subclass Acari and the class Arachnida. The scientific discipline devoted to the study of ticks and mites is called acarology.-Diversity and systematics:...
s, including Ornithonyssus
Ornithonyssus
Ornithonyssus is a mite genus of the family Macronyssidae.-Species:*Ornithonyssus acrobates Micherdzinski & Domrow, 1985*Ornithonyssus africanus...
and Dermanyssus.