| Autor: |
Ferreira Neto JV; Programa de Pós-graduação em Biologia da Interação Patógeno-Hospedeiro, Instituto Leônidas e Maria Deane - ILMD, Fiocruz Amazônia, Manaus, AM, Brasil.; Laboratório Ecologia de Doenças Transmissíveis na Amazônia, Instituto Leônidas e Maria Deane - ILMD, Fiocruz Amazônia, Manaus, AM, Brasil., Castro MCM; Laboratório de Entomologia Sistemática Urbana e Forense, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia - INPA, Manaus, AM, Brasil., Santana ALM; Curso de Medicina Veterinária, Escola Superior Batista do Amazonas - ESBAM, Manaus, AM, Brasil., Valença GM; Programa de Pós-graduação em Biologia Experimental, Fiocruz Rondônia, Porto Velho, RO, Brasil.; Laboratório de Entomologia, Fiocruz Rondônia, Porto Velho, RO, Brasil., Aguirre AAR; Laboratório de Entomologia, Fiocruz Rondônia, Porto Velho, RO, Brasil., Maitra A; Laboratório Ecologia de Doenças Transmissíveis na Amazônia, Instituto Leônidas e Maria Deane - ILMD, Fiocruz Amazônia, Manaus, AM, Brasil.; Department of Pharmacy-Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Apúlia, Italy., Pessoa FAC; Laboratório Ecologia de Doenças Transmissíveis na Amazônia, Instituto Leônidas e Maria Deane - ILMD, Fiocruz Amazônia, Manaus, AM, Brasil. |
| Abstrakt: |
Lice are obligate ectoparasites of birds and mammals with specialized mouthparts adapted to feed on the blood or other body tissues of their respective hosts. The registry of parasites that can cause economic and health impacts on the buffalo herd of the country is of utmost importance. In the present study, we report the first record of Haematopinus tuberculatus parasitizing buffalo in the municipality of Autazes, Amazonas, Brazil. The study was conducted in a rural private area located on the banks of the Paraná Madeirinha River. Twelve specimens were collected and identified as H. tuberculatus, comprising five females, six males, and one third instar nymph. The lice were observed on females buffalo during milking; however, the greatest abundance was found on calves, in the neck, back, and loin regions. There was no visible DNA amplification on agarose gel for the samples tested. However, the record of this louse species parasitizing on buffaloes in the region highlights the potential for epizootic outbreaks to occur in the area. |
