Liponyssoides_sanguineus
Liponyssoides sanguineus
Species of mite
Liponyssoides sanguineus is a species of mite that infests the house mouse (Mus musculus).[1]
It can transmit human disease,[2] is associated with causing rodent mite dermatitis in humans[3] and is noted for carrying Rickettsia akari, which causes rickettsialpox.[4]
It was formerly known as Allodermanyssus sanguineus.[5]