| heterodoxus spiniger (boopiidae, mallophaga) from canis familiaris from india in the light and scanning electron microscopes. | knowledge of morphometric characteristics of heterodoxus spiniger was widened on the basis of material collected from dog (canis familiaris) from india. study, mostly by scanning electron microscope, concerned the males, females and nymphs of h. spiniger. the functional role of some elements, particularly observed surface ultrastructures, has been pointed out. the differences between postembrional stages were determined as well as literature data on h. spiniger were critically analysed. | 1995 | 8834510 |
| ectoparasitic species from canis familiaris (linné) in buenos aires province, argentina. | several arthropods that live as ectoparasites on domestic dogs can cause severe dermatitis or act as vectors of pathogenic agents, resulting in serious diseases not only in dogs, but also in humans. we studied ectoparasites found on canis familiaris sampled in five areas in buenos aires province, argentina. the prevalence of fleas, ticks and lice was analyzed, as well as their seasonal variations through the different sites studied. the kind of infestation found in each host was determined and t ... | 2004 | 15019149 |
| notes on some ectoparasites received by the medical entomology unit, institute for medical research. | there were a spate of recent complaints of insect bites and the entomological specimens received from various sources were identified to be those of cat flea (ctenocephalides felis) and rat flea (xenopsylla cheopis), the tropical bed-bug (cimex hemipterus) and the dog louse (heterodoxus spiniger). only the fleas and the bed-bug are known to attack humans. | 2006 | 17041562 |
| ectoparasite infestation on rural dogs in the municipality of são vicente férrer, pernambuco, northeastern brazil. | this article presents the results of a study on ectoparasites infesting rural dogs in pernambuco, northeastern brazil. forty-one dogs from a rural community of pernambuco were examined and 70.7% were infested by ectoparasites. the prevalence rates of infestation by ticks, fleas, and lice were 58.5, 43.9 and 22%, respectively. of 24 dogs parasitized by ticks, 15 were exclusively infested by rhipicephalus sanguineus (latreille) (32 females, 66 males, 9 nymphs; prevalence, 48.8%; mean intensity, 5. ... | 2009 | 19772781 |
| a survey of ectoparasitic arthropods on domestic animals in tak province, thailand. | in july 2008 a survey of ectoparasites on domestic animals was conducted in the royal thai army areas of operation along the thai-myanmar border, tak province, thailand. eleven different ectoparasites were collected: two species of hard ticks (ixodidae), three species of fleas (siphonaptera) and 6 species of sucking or chewing lice (2 species each in the suborders anoplura, ischnocera and amblycera) were collected. domestic dogs (canis lupusfamiliaris) (n = 94) were found infested with 2 species ... | 2009 | 19842427 |
| gastrointestinal and ectoparasites from urban stray dogs in fortaleza (brazil): high infection risk for humans? | dogs are important definite or reservoir hosts for zoonotic parasites. however, only few studies on the prevalence of intestinal parasites in urban areas in brazil are available. we performed a comprehensive study on parasites of stray dogs in a brazilian metropolitan area. we included 46 stray dogs caught in the urban areas of fortaleza (northeast brazil). after euthanization, dogs were autopsied. ectoparasites were collected, and the intestinal content of dogs were examined for the presence of ... | 2010 | 20532563 |
| ixodid ticks, fleas and lice infesting dogs and cats in hawassa, southern ethiopia. | this study investigated the prevalence, risk factors and species composition of ticks, fleas and lice infesting dogs and cats in and around hawassa in southern ethiopia. in total, 200 dogs and 100 cats were examined from november 2008 to april 2009. of the dogs and cats examined, 99.5% and 91.5%, respectively, were infested with one or more species of ticks, fleas or lice. the overall prevalence was higher in dogs than in cats. a total of six different species of ectoparasites were collected and ... | 2011 | 23327214 |
| molecular detection of acinetobacter species in lice and keds of domestic animals in oromia regional state, ethiopia. | this study was conducted to determine the presence of acinetobacter and rickettsia species dna in lice and melophagus ovinus (sheep ked) of animals from oromia regional state in ethiopia. from september through november 2011, a total of 207 cattle, 85 sheep, 47 dogs and 16 cats were examined for ectoparasites. results of morphological identification revealed several species of ectoparasites: linognathus vituli (l. vituli), bovicola bovis (b. bovis) and solenopotes capillatus (s. capillatus) on c ... | 2012 | 23285015 |
| macroparasite communities in stray cat populations from urban cities in peninsular malaysia. | the occurrence of macroparasites was studied from 543 stray cats in four urban cities from the west (kuala lumpur), east (kuantan), north (georgetown) and south (malacca) of peninsular malaysia from may 2007 to august 2010. five ectoparasites species were recovered namely, ctenocephalides felis, felicola subrostratus, haemaphysalis bispinosa, heterodoxus spiniger and lynxacarus radovskyi. two cats from georgetown were infested with the dog louse, h. spiniger and this represented the first host r ... | 2013 | 23664711 |
| ectoparasites of dogs in home environments on the caribbean slope of costa rica. | reports on ectoparasites on dogs in central america are scarce. the aim of this study was to identify flea, louse and tick species infesting dogs in home environments on the caribbean slope of costa rica, and determine their frequency and coexistence. ectoparasites were collected from dogs in 83 rural homes at five study sites. specimens were identified and separated according to species. fleas were the most common ectoparasite (g = 22,217, df = 8, p = 0.004). ctenocephalides felis and pulex sim ... | 2013 | 22832763 |
| ectoparasite infestation patterns of domestic dogs in suburban and rural areas in borneo. | domestic dogs, canis lupus, have been one of the longest companions of humans and have introduced their own menagerie of parasites and pathogens into this relationship. here, we investigate the parasitic load of 212 domestic dogs with fleas (siphonaptera) chewing lice (phthiraptera), and ticks (acarina) along a gradient from rural areas with near-natural forest cover to suburban areas in northern borneo (sabah, malaysia). we used a spatially-explicit hierarchical bayesian model that allowed us t ... | 2012 | 22526293 |
| the dog louse heterodoxus spiniger from stray cats in penang, malaysia. | stray cats collected from georgetown, penang from 2008 to 2010 were screened for ectoparasites via fine-tooth combing. two cats from a total 102 examined were infested with the dog louse, heterodoxus spiniger. both cats, a juvenile male and female were found in close contact with each other prior to capture. the number of lice ranged from 5 and 14 in the male and female cat respectively. other ectoparasites recovered included the common cat flea, ctenocephalides felis, one louse species felicola ... | 2012 | 22735853 |
| first record of chewing louse heterodoxus spiniger (insecta, phthiraptera, boopidae) on stray dogs from northern region of egypt. | heterodoxus spiniger is a rare chewing louse; infest dogs and occasionally cats with expanding geographical distribution. this preliminary report is aimed to record infestation of stray dogs in kafr el-sheikh city, egypt by h. spiniger. two dogs out of 10 were naturally infected with h. spiniger. this report is the first to demonstrate h. spiniger infestation on dogs in northern regions of nile-delta of egypt. | 2014 | 25134908 |