North Spain (Burgos) wild mammals ectoparasites

Twenty-seven species of arthropods were collected from 105 wild mammals, six wolves Canis lupus (Linnaeus, 1758) included. A total of 87 animals (82,8 %) harboured some ectoparasites. Ticks were found in 60 % of the samples, fleas in 51.4 %, chewing-lice in 3.8 %, and others (Mesostigmata and hippob...

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Published in:Parasite
Main Author: Domínguez G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2004
Subjects:
wild mammal
tick
flea
Chewing-Lice
parasitic prevalence
Spain
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Canis lupus
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2004113267
https://doaj.org/article/03c9f15b73ba4926a77d03f800c59439
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Summary:Twenty-seven species of arthropods were collected from 105 wild mammals, six wolves Canis lupus (Linnaeus, 1758) included. A total of 87 animals (82,8 %) harboured some ectoparasites. Ticks were found in 60 % of the samples, fleas in 51.4 %, chewing-lice in 3.8 %, and others (Mesostigmata and hippoboscids) in 3.8 %. Moreover, 42.5 % were single infestation and 57.5 % mixed. Some of the species were new records for a host in spanish country such as Trichodectes canis (De Géer, 1778), Ixodes trianguliceps (Birula, 1895), Ceralophyllus (Monopsyllus) S. sciurorum (Schrank, 1803) and Paraceras melis melis (Walker, 1856) on several mammals. Two species were new records for Spain: Chaetopsylla matina (Jordan, 1925) and Archaeopsylla erinacei erinacei (Bouché, 1835).

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