Predictive factors for flea occurrence in red foxes ( Vulpes vulpes ) from semi‐arid Mediterranean environments

Autor: Roberto Perez, Pedro Pérez‐Cutillas, Moisés Gonzálvez, Clara Muñoz‐Hernández, Irene Arcenillas‐Hernández, Rocío de Ruiz de Ybáñez, Fernando Escribano, Carlos Martínez‐Carrasco
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 37:86-95
ISSN: 1365-2915
0269-283X
Popis: The role of red fox as host for a wide range of parasites, particularly fleas and other arthropods causing vector-borne diseases, in combination with its capability to adapt to anthropized environments, makes this wild canid an epidemiologically remarkable species at the wildlife-domestic-human interface, especially in the present time of rise of emerging and re-emerging diseases. This study evaluated the prevalence and parasite intensity of fleas in 88 foxes from Murcia Region (Southeastern Spain) and determined the geographic distribution of areas with the highest potential risk of flea presence. Pulex irritans, Ctenocephalides felis, Spilopsyllus cuniculi and Nosopsyllus fasciatus were identified. The overall prevalence was 76.13%. This is the first time that N. fasciatus has been reported in foxes from Murcia Region. The predictive model established a certain pattern to determine the areas with the highest risk of acquiring fleas. Positive correlation of daily potential evapotranspiration (ET
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