Chiggers, the larvae of trombiculid mites, parasitize a wide variety of terrestrial vertebrates worldwide. Their bites cause seasonal trombiculiasis in humans and animals. Affected canines can have a variety of digestive and systemic clinical signs. We describe a case of canine trombiculiasis in a dog exhibiting severe neurologic symptoms.
Keywords: Neotrombicula inopinata; Spain; Trombiculidae; bacteria; canine trombiculiasis; chiggers; dermatitis; dog; mites; neurological disorders; parasites; zoonoses.