Dear Isidra,
My husband and I were in Honduras (La Ceiba and Roatan) in February/05. We
were bitten (a lot) by some sort of insects that we could not see. Some
people called them sand fleas, some called them sand flies, some called them
noseeums. Could you tell me what they were? What problems can they cause
in humans? I have developed a rash that I think might be related but the
dermatologist here knows nothing about tropical diseases. Could it be
chiggers??? I have read that there are 2 types of chiggers - mites found in
Southern US and sand fleas found in Central America.
Any information that you can give me would be very helpful.
Honduras is a beautiful country. If they could solve this very annoying
insect pest problem it could become a very popular tourist destination.
Marilyn Weber
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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From: "isidra sabio"
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Subject: [travel-to-honduras] Is there any entomologist in this group?
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> Hi, I'm a Honduran student at Louisiana State University. I'm finishing
my Master degree on Medical Entomology; I am more focus on the ecology of
mosquitoes, Culicoides, and similar insects. If you have been in the
Honduran north coast you know that these are very annoying and dangerous
human pests.
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> I want to go back to Honduras as soon as I finish my Degree in December
2005. I've been trying to contact people that work in public health in my
country; unfortunately, I got almost none answer. My question is, is there
somebody in this group that has ongoing research related to heamatophagous
insects or is planning to?
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> Please fell free to contact me and maybe we can help each other
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> Isidra Sabio
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> Department of Entomology
> Louisiana State University
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