Flea surveillance on wild mammals in northern region of Xinjiang, northwestern China
| Autor: | Baoju Wang, Yuanzhi Wang, Shanshan Zhao, Xiaoping Yin, Jinliang Sheng, Meihua Yang, Jun Xu, Mengmeng Jiang, Chang Shu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0301 basic medicine
Flea food.ingredient 030231 tropical medicine Zoology XUAR Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine food Flea distribution lcsh:Zoology The annual fleas index Fluctuations 18s rdna lcsh:QL1-991 Wild mammals China biology Ctenophthalmus 030108 mycology & parasitology biology.organism_classification Infectious Diseases Pulex Meles leucurus Animal Science and Zoology Parasitology Xenopsylla gerbilli Xenopsylla conformis |
| Zdroj: | International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, Vol 11, Iss, Pp 12-16 (2020) International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife |
| ISSN: | 2213-2244 |
| Popis: | Flea distribution in northern region of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR) and fluctuations of the annual fleas index in Alataw Pass were investigated. During a 4-year (2015–2018) study, 5789 fleas were collected directly from 15 mammals at eight counties in northern XUAR of northwestern China. Nineteen flea species, belonging to sixteen genera and seven families, were further confirmed by four genetic markers (18S rDNA, 28S rDNA, COI and COII) after morphological observation. Pulex irritans and Paraceras crispum parasitizing Asian badgers (Meles leucurus) were recorded for the first time. In addition, the fluctuations of the annual fleas index in Alataw Pass were surveyed. Xenopsylla gerbilli minax, Xenopsylla conformis conformis and Nosopsyllus laeviceps laeviceps were highly detected in the warm season while Paradoxopsyllus repandus, Ctenophthalmus dolichus dolichus and Coptopsylla lamellifer ardua were only found in the cold season. These findings extend our knowledge of flea species, distribution and annual fluctuations especially in China-Kazakhstan border. Graphical abstract In this work, we report the flea distribution in northern region of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR) and fluctuations of the annual fleas index in Alataw Pass were investigated. Pulex irritans and Paraceras crispum parasitizing Asian badgers (Meles leucurus) are recorded for the first time. In addition, the fluctuations of the annual fleas index in Alataw Pass were surveyed.Image 1 Highlights • During a 4-year (2015–2018) study, 5789 fleas were collected directly from 15 mammals at eight counties in northern XUAR. • Pulex irritans and Paraceras crispum parasitizing Asian badgers (Meles leucurus) are recorded for the first time. • the fluctuations of the annual host-loyalty index of fleas in Alataw Pass were surveyed. • These findings extends our knowledge of flea species, distribution and annual fluctuations. |
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