AE	avian encephalomyelitis
ANOVA	analysis of variance
B1–B4	blood collection dates correspond to the assay groups
BCR	B-cell receptor
CD	cluster of differentiation
CV%	coefficient of variation
D. gallinae	Dermanyssus gallinae
FCS	fetal calf serum
IBV	infectious bronchitis virus
IGM	immunoglobulin M
Lymp Tc	lymphocytes T cells CD3+/CD8a+ (Tc)
Lymp B	lymphocytes B IgM+ cells
Lymp Th	lymphocytes T cells CD3+/CD4+ (Th)
MANOVA	multivariate analysis of variance
MHC	major histocompatibility complex
MTI-II	mite tratment dates
NDV	Newcastle disease virus
ORT	Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale
PBS	phosphate-buffered saline
PI-II	the peak in the mite population, in this study, referred to as infestation peak
prm	poultry red mite
REO	avian reovirus
REV	reticuloendotheliosis virus
RH	relative humidity
SE	standard error