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Species‐level drivers of mammalian ectoparasite faunas

open access: yesJournal of Animal Ecology, 2020
Traditionally, most studies have described the organization of host–parasite interaction networks by considering only few host groups at limited geographical extents.
Wesley Dattilo   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Ectoparasites

2013
This chapter highlights the importance of ectoparasites as vectors for many major diseases. It first defines ectoparasites as the arthropods that live on or in the skin, often feeding on blood. The chapter then shifts to describe the mites, which parasitize a wide range of animals and plants.
John H.L. Playfair, Gregory J. Bancroft
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Ectoparasite Control

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, 2006
The severity of damage that insects, ticks, and mites may have on their bovine hosts ranges from undetectable effects on energy expenditure to the death of the host. These pest insects can cause direct damage to their hosts by their annoyance, irritation, blood feeding, modification of host behavior, and invasion of tissues.
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Cutaneous ectoparasites

Dermatologic Therapy, 2009
Parasites inhabit many places in the world. Some of these can inhabit the human skin or body. Many of these have been eradicated in the developed countries but persist in some tropical environments that are fun places to visit. Visitors can bring such parasites home with them such as scabies, cutaneous larva migrans, tungiasis and myiasis.
openaire   +2 more sources

Ectoparasites

2016
Abstract This chapter provides an overview of ectoparasites, which are organisms that survive through interaction with the cutaneous surface of the host. The chapter includes sections on lice, scabies, myiasis, mites, and ticks, with details on their diagnosis and treatment.
M. Estée Török   +2 more
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Pharmacotherapy of Ectoparasitic Infections

Drugs, 2001
Epizoonoses such as scabies, lice and cimicosis are common, vexing disorders that occur worldwide. Historically, many treatment modalities have been employed in the management of these disorders, and most of the drugs described in this review are of historical interest and no longer recommended or in widespread use because of their wide spectrum of ...
T C, Roos   +4 more
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Sheep ectoparasites in Wales

Veterinary Record, 2007
SIR, — Ectoparasites in sheep cost the Welsh industry several million pounds every year, but effective control is reliant on accurate diagnosis, timely treatment and adequate management.
Derek, Armstrong, Lynfa, Davies
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Ectoparasites of goats in the UK

Veterinary Parasitology, 2015
The goat industry in the UK has expanded rapidly in recent years, but at present there is only a poor understanding of the prevalence of parasitic diseases in this farming system. Here, a questionnaire survey of 110 goat owners was used to address this issue.
Cornall, Katherine, Wall, Richard
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