Smith K E, Quist C F, Crum J M
Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens 30602, USA.
Avian Dis. 1997 Apr-Jun;41(2):484-9.
Laminosioptes cysticola, the fowl cyst mite, was found in peripheral nerves and thoracic and abdominal viscera of an emaciated eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) exhibiting severe torticollis, circling, loss of balance, and wing droop. Mites, sometimes accompanied by granulomatous inflammation, were abundant in brachial plexus and sciatic nerves. Mild lymphoplasmacytic perivascular cuffing was present in the cerebellum, but no direct evidence of mites or other infectious agents was found in the central nervous system. This is the first report of L. cysticola infestation in a wild turkey and of the invasion of nervous tissue by this mite.
禽囊螨（Laminosioptes cysticola），即家禽囊螨，在一只消瘦的东部野生火鸡（Meleagris gallopavo）的外周神经以及胸腹部内脏中被发现，该火鸡表现出严重的斜颈、转圈、平衡失调和翅膀下垂。螨虫，有时伴有肉芽肿性炎症，在臂丛神经和坐骨神经中大量存在。小脑存在轻度淋巴细胞浆细胞性血管周围套袖现象，但在中枢神经系统中未发现螨虫或其他感染因子的直接证据。这是野生火鸡中禽囊螨感染以及该螨虫侵袭神经组织的首次报告。
