Publications

hypodermosis in the red deer cervus elaphus in córdoba, spain.	the prevalence of red deer hypodermosis and the life cycle of hypodermia diana brauer 1858 in three provinces of the south of spain, córdoba, jaen and ciudad real, were studied by inspecting 254, thirty-eight and thirty-five deer from each province respectively. the prevalence of infestations was: córdoba, 87.75%; jaen, 92.10%, ciudad real, 91.42%. from this we deduced an overall prevalence of 88.67%, comprising 88.23% in male deer and 89.96% in female deer. the intensity of the parasitism in 21 ...	1990	2132996
studies on the hypodermosis affecting red deer in central and southern spain.	from november 1992 to february 1993, 455 red deer (cervus elaphus) were surveyed in order to estimate the prevalence of warble fly (hypoderma actaeon) larvae under the skin of this ungulate species. material came from montes de toledo, sierra morena, sierra de alcaraz, and sierras de cazorla, segura y las villas natural park (central and southern spain). we observed a prevalence of 92%, with a mean +/- sd intensity of 35.7 +/- 41.3 grubs per parasitized host; there was a maximum of 317 larvae pe ...	1995	8592379
pharyngeal bot flies in cervus elaphus in central spain: prevalence and population dynamics.	the prevalence and intensity of infestations by bot flies pharyngomyia picta and cephenemyia auribarbis in red deer (cervus elaphus) from quintos de mora (toledo, spain) were determined over a 1-yr period. bots were present all year. no clear correlations were found between age or sex of the host and parasitization levels (prevalence and intensity). considerable variation was found in prevalence and intensity, with larger values from december to march. cephenemyia auribarbis was restricted from ...	2000	10701560
elaeophorosis in red deer from spain.	elaeophorosis, caused by elaeophora elaphi, was observed in red deer (cervus elaphus) from toledo province (spain) for the first time. adult specimens of elaeophora elaphi were found in the hepatic vessels of nine of 151 red deer between october 1994 and september 1995; intensity of infection was two to 18 nematodes per host. adult nematodes were only found during the period from fall through early spring. no differences were present between sex or age groups. parasites were not found in a limit ...	2000	11085444
hypodermosis of red deer in spain.	from february 1998 to january 1999, 106 red deer in the autonomic organism national park "quintos de mora" (toledo, central spain) were evaluated to determine the prevalence and dynamics of infection with hypoderma sp. by detection of subcutaneous larvae. between six and 13 deer shot in selective hunting were examined monthly. hypoderma sp. larvae were detected throughout the period except in june, july and august of 1998. excluding the period during which no subcutaneous larvae were detected, t ...	2001	11310886
seasonal changes in prevalence and intensity of hypoderma actaeon in cervus elaphus from central spain.	hypodermosis in red deer, cervus elaphus linnaeus (artilodactyla: cervidae), caused by the warble fly, hypoderma actaeon latreille (diptera: oestridae), was studied at quintos de mora (toledo, spain) over a one-year period between october 1994 and september 1995. one hundred and twenty-five red deer were examined for the presence of warble fly larvae. the prevalence of warbles was 44.8% and the intensity of infection was 38.29 (sd +/- 61.32) warbles/deer infected. clear seasonal variations were ...	2001	11434555
first report of elaphostrongylus cervi in spanish red deer cervus elaphus hispanicus.	elaphostrongylus cervi cameron, 1931 was identified in six cervus elaphus hispanicus sampled in cuenca, central spain. a total of 23 adult worms were found in the central nervous system with a mean of 3.8. although e. cervi is reported to be widespread in cervids, this is the first time it has been recorded in spanish red deer.	2002	12018203
nodular onchocercosis of red deer in central spain.	the presence of nodular onchocercosis was investigated post-mortem in 142 red deer (11 calves, 35 yearlings and 96 adults) shot from february 1998 to january 1999, and july-november 1999 in "quintos de mora" (toledo, central spain), a game property belonging to the national wildlife reserves. between 6 and 13 animals were analysed monthly by inspection for subcutaneous nodules of onchocerca spp. subcutaneous nodules of onchocerca sp. were detected in 24% of the animals. anatomical locations for ...	2003	12732468
anaplasma infection in free-ranging iberian red deer in the region of castilla-la mancha, spain.	organisms in the genus anaplasma are obligate intracellular pathogens that multiply in both vertebrate and invertebrate hosts. the type species, anaplasma marginale, causes bovine anaplasmosis and infects erythrocytes of the vertebrate host and undergoes a complex developmental cycle in ticks which serve as biological vectors. infected cattle, wild ruminants and ticks can all serve as reservoirs of a. marginale. in this study, hunter killed iberian red deer (cervus elaphus hispanicus) from the r ...	2004	15145495
abomasal parasites in wild sympatric cervids, red deer, cervus elaphus and fallow deer, dama dama, from three localities across central and western spain: relationship to host density and park management.	a survey of abomasal parasites in cervids from central spain was conducted at 3 sites, quintos de mora (toledo), maluéñez de arriba (cáceres), and la herguijuela (cáceres). commonly occurring helminths belonged to 3 polymorphic species of the ostertagiinae: spiculopteragia asymmetricals. quadrispiculata, ostertagia leptospicularis/o. kolchida, and o. drozdzi/o. ryjikovi. trichostrongylus axei was found in very few cases. ostertagia drozdzi/o. ryjikovi and the minor male morphotype, s. quadrispic ...	2004	15715232
different hunting strategies select for different weights in red deer.	much insight can be derived from records of shot animals. most researchers using such data assume that their data represents a random sample of a particular demographic class. however, hunters typically select a non-random subset of the population and hunting is, therefore, not a random process. here, with red deer (cervus elaphus) hunting data from a ranch in toledo, spain, we demonstrate that data collection methods have a significant influence upon the apparent relationship between age and we ...	2005	17148205
wide exposure to coxiella burnetii in ruminant and feline species living in a natural environment: zoonoses in a human-livestock-wildlife interface.	assessment of the role of wild and domestic hosts as potential reservoirs of misdiagnosed zoonoses, such as q fever by coxiella burnetii, is an important public health issue today both for wildlife conservation and management of disease in human-livestock-wildlife interface. this study used elisa, an indirect antibody, to research (2003-2013) c. burnetii infection in seven free-living wild and domestic ruminant species and in european wildcats (felis silvestris). the animals studied were 0 europ ...	2017	27776577