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  • Title: [The variability of the itch mite Sarcoptes scabiei de Geer (Acariformes, Sarcoptidae) in relation to scabies epidemiology. 3. The geographical and seasonal variability].
    Author: Sokolova TV, Panchenko LA.
    Journal: Med Parazitol (Mosk); 1992; (5-6):53-6. PubMed ID: 1299767.
    Abstract:
    The statistical modes of individual variability of Sarcoptes scabiei females, developed and described by the authors in two previous papers, has been used to analyze the geographic, seasonal variability and to compare the mite populations with due consideration for the clinical features of the disease. Statistically significant differences in the size and proportion of the samples were found in Moscow, the Moscow region, and the town of Bishkek in spring and summer. A relationship was revealed between the degree of the female back chetoid cover joining and the disease duration, number of burrows in the skin integument and their sites.
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