First records of some ectoparasites from some wild mammals in Turkey

• Published in: Uludağ Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi
• Main Authors: Girişgin, Ahmet Onur, ÇİMENLİKAYA, Nurgül, BAH, S. Ali, AYDIN, Levent, Girişgin, Oya
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Turkish
• Published: Bursa Uludağ University 2018
• Subjects: Yabani hayvan,memeli,dış parazit,Türkiye; Ursus arctos
• Online Access: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/uluvfd/issue/37089/405325; https://doi.org/10.30782/uluvfd.405325

Ectoparasites are theinsects that infest mammalian, avian and reptilian hosts and play a role as vectors for numerous diseases or decreasethe life quality. In this study, the existenceof potential new records for ectoparasite samples brought to our laboratory wasinvestigated. All ectoparasite samples were collected from totally seven wildmammals three of which are captive in Turkey. After all samples were kept in 70% ethanol, they were identified underthe light microscope with slides or directly under the stereomicroscope. Examination of the ectoparasite samples resulted as the species of Haemaphysalis erinacei from brownbear (Ursus arctos); Lipoptena cervi from reddeer (Cervus elaphus); Rhipicephalus sanguineus from lion (Panthera leo), tiger (Panthera tigris) andstriped hyena (Hyaena hyaena); and Nosopsyllusfasciatus from Caucasian squirrel (Sciurus anomalus). As the result of data and prior investigations, allectoparasite samples detected in this study have been before reported fromTurkey. However, all these are the first host records for Turkish fauna.Because of the limited data on the parasite species of wild mammals in Turkey,the registration of the ectoparasites detected in this study has significanceas the biological organisms of Turkey.