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Museum collections reveal a global range of Ophryocystis parasites in Danaus butterflies

Ecological Entomology, Volume 50, Issue 3, Page 552-564, June 2025.
We analysed 2727 museum specimens from 61 butterfly species across 86 countries to document the occurrence and host range of Ophryocystis elektroscirrha (OE) and related parasites in milkweed butterflies. Ophryocystis parasites infected Danaus petilia (16%), D. plexippus (12%), D. chrysippus (11%), D. gilippus (4%) and D.
Maria L. Müller‐Theissen, Paola Barriga, Katie Yan, Nicole L. Gottdenker, Sonia M. Altizer   +4 more
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Dancing with foxes: More‐than‐human design in ‘the chicken city’

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Volume 50, Issue 2, June 2025.
Abstract Urban chicken‐keeping is on the rise in London, in private gardens, community gardens, allotments, schools, and urban farm projects. In welcoming chickens into the city, urban spaces are being transformed: coops are being built, runs constructed, chicken‐friendly flora introduced, and space landscaped to accommodate both chickens and humans ...
Catherine Oliver
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Pharmacokinetics of Milbemycin Oxime in Pekingese Dogs after Single Oral and Intravenous Administration

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 11, Issue 2, March 2025.
This study evaluates the pharmacokinetics of milbemycin oxime in Pekingese dogs after oral (tablet and nanoemulsion) and intravenous administration. The nanoemulsion showed faster absorption, higher peak concentration, and near‐complete bioavailability (99.26%) compared to tablets (51.44%), suggesting its potential as a superior alternative for ...
Ze‐En Li, Ming‐Hui Duan, Yan Dai, Yang‐Guang Jin, Yue Liu, Yan‐Ni Zhang, Xing‐Ping Li, Fan Yang   +7 more
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Biodiversity and prevalence of chewing lice on local poultry

Journal of Dairy, Veterinary & Animal Research, 2019
Biodiversity and prevalence of chewing lice on local poultry (Gallus Gallus Domesticus, family Phasianidae) have been successfully determined for five selected sites around Qaser Bin Ghashir region, Libya between November 2017 and April 2018. The total investigated chicken samples are 135, and the infected samples were found to be 94. Ticks, fleas, and
Maher Mohamed Abed El Aziz, Mohamed Kalefa Mansur, Mohammed Mahmoud Najat, Sumaya Mustafa Allamoushi   +3 more
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Gallancyra gen. nov. (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera), with an overview of the geographical distribution of chewing lice parasitizing chicken

European Journal of Taxonomy, 2020
The geographical range of the typically host-specific species of chewing lice (Phthiraptera) is often assumed to be similar to that of their hosts.
Daniel R. Gustafsson, Fasheng Zou
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An interdisciplinary approach to improving conservation outcomes for parasites

Conservation Biology, Volume 39, Issue 1, February 2025.
Abstract Parasites represent a significant proportion of Earth's biodiversity and play important roles in the ecology and biology of ecosystems and hosts, making them an important target for conservation. Despite increasing calls to prioritize protection for parasites in the academic literature, they remain undervalued and underrepresented in global ...
Timothy M. Brown, Alison M. Dunn, Rupert J. Quinnell, Ellen Clarke, Andrew A. Cunningham, Simon J. Goodman   +5 more
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Efficacy of a polyherbal formula for controlling lice infestation in chickens and goats in backyard farming system in Romania

Frontiers in Animal Science
IntroductionLice infestation negatively impacts the welfare and productivity of domestic animals. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a commercial polyherbal formula (PHF) containing Asarum europaeum, Lavandula angustifolia, Artemisia absinthium,
Mircea Coroian, Mircea Coroian, Cristinel-Cornel Hociotă, Erzsébet Varga, Ibolya Fülöp, Mihaly Fazakas, Adriana Györke   +6 more
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Parasitismo por malófagos (Insecta) e ácaros (Acari) em Turdus leucomelas (Aves) nas estações reprodutiva e de muda de penas no Parque Estadual do Rio Preto, Minas Gerais, Brasil Parasitism of chewing lice (Insecta) and feather mites (Acari) on Turdus leucomelas (Aves) during reproductive and molt seasons at the State Park of Rio Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Zoologia (Curitiba), 2009
The rates of infestation by chewing lice and feather mites on Turdus leucomelas Vieillot, 1818 (Aves: Turdidae) were used to test the hypothesis of that parasitism either increases or decreases according to, reproductive and molting seasons, respectively.
Alexandre M. J. Enout, Débora N. Lobato, Cristiano S. de Azevedo, Yasmine Antonini   +3 more
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Ethnobotanical Study of Traditional Medicinal Plants Used by the Local People in Mekdela Woreda, South Wollo Zone, Ethiopia

Scientifica, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Folk medicine has long been the most popular availability and hospitalization option for those who are unable to afford modern medications in the primary healthcare system. But migration, industrialization, and other factors are contributing to the disappearance of indigenous herbal medicine insight.
Abdurahman Wondimnew, Yalew Yiblet, Anchiye Getachew, Tegegn Muche, Habitamu Amsalu, Simone Carradori   +5 more
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Relative Bioavailability Studies With Mitapivat: Formulation and Food Effect Assessments in Healthy Subjects

Clinical Pharmacology in Drug Development, Volume 13, Issue 12, Page 1271-1282, December 2024.
Abstract Pyruvate kinase (PK) deficiency is a rare, hereditary, hemolytic anemia caused by mutations in the PKLR gene encoding the PK enzyme. Mitapivat (previously designated AG‐348) is a first‐in‐class, oral, allosteric activator of PK. We report results from 5 Phase 1 trials in healthy adults to characterize and compare mitapivat pharmacokinetics ...
Varsha Iyer, Karen Sullivan, Yan Yan, Peter Hawkins   +3 more
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