First Recorded Felicola (Suricatoecus) vulpis (Phthiraptera: Trichodectidae) Infestation in a Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) in Turkey

Autor: Ali Tümay Gürler, Gökhan Eren, Mustafa Açici, Elif Burcu Gençay_Topçu, Tuğçe Tuygun
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Turkish Journal of Parasitology. 45:157-159
ISSN: 2146-3077
1300-6320
DOI: 10.4274/tpd.galenos.2021.7047
Popis: Ectoparasite infestation was detected in a macroscopic examination of a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) that was brought dead to the Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Ondokuz Mayis University Collected tick, lice and flea samples were preserved in 70% alcohol. It was determined in microscopic examination that tick samples were Haemaphysalis erinacei (Acari: Ixodidae), flea samples were Chaetopsylla globiceps (Siphonaptera; Vermipsyllidae) and chewing lice samples were Felicola (Suricatoecus) vulpis (Phthiraptera: Trichodectidae). This study first reported the existence of Felicola (Suricatoecus) vulpis from foxes in Turkey.
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