ECTOPARASITES AND GASTROINTESTINAL HELMINTHS OF SOUTHERN FLYING SQUIRRELS IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
| Autor: | Oscar J. Pung, Michael J. Patrick, Toshica Conyers, Lee R. Mitchell, Lance A. Durden |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Flea Veterinary medicine Georgia biology Gastrointestinal Diseases Androlaelaps casalis Sciuridae Ectoparasitic Infestations biology.organism_classification Leptotrombidium Glaucomys volans Ixodes scapularis Helminths Animals Female Parasites Parasitology Amblyomma maculatum Helminthiasis Animal Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Ixodidae |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Parasitology. 86:1051-1055 |
| ISSN: | 1937-2345 0022-3395 |
| DOI: | 10.1645/0022-3395(2000)086[1051:eaghos]2.0.co;2 |
| Popis: | Southern flying squirrels (Glaucomys volans) from southeastern Georgia were examined for ectoparasites and gastrointestinal helminths. Ten species of ectoparasites were recovered, including 3 species of sucking lice (Hoplopleura trispinosa, Microphthirus uncinatus, and Neohaematopinus sciuropteri), 1 species of flea (Orchopeas howardi), 2 species of ticks (Amblyomma maculatum and Ixodes scapularis), 3 species of mesostigmatid mites (Androlaelaps casalis, A. fahrenholzi, and Haemogamasus ambulans), and 1 species of chigger (Leptotrombidium peromysci). Only the sucking lice and fleas were common on this host. M. uncinatus is reported for the first time from eastern North America. The 2 most commonly collected ectoparasites, N. sciuropteri (prevalence = 63%) and O. howardi (prevalence = 47%), have previously been shown to be vectors of the rickettsial zoonotic agent that causes sporadic epidemic typhus. Also, 3 nematodes (Citellinema bifurcatum, Strongyloides robusius, and Syphacia thompsoni), 1 unidentified cestode, and 1 acanthocephalan (Moniliformis clarki) were found in flying squirrel gastrointestinal tracts. With the exception of S. thompsoni, which was common and relatively abundant in the cecum (prevalence = 94%, intensity = 51+/-12), both the prevalence and intensity of helminth parasites were low. The nematode S. thompsoni and the acanthocephalan M. clarki are new state records for tree squirrels in Georgia. |
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