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A find of Argulus coregoni (Crustacea: Branchiura) on brook trout in the Western Dvina basin

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The crustaceans Argulus coregoni Thorell, 1864 were found on the body surface of brook trout Salmo trutta m. fario L., 1758 in the Velesa River (tributary of the Western Dvina River, Tver Oblast, Russia). This is the first finding of A.
I. S. Turbanov, A. E. Zhokhov
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Vaccination against ectoparasites

open access: yesParasitology, 2006
Ectoparasites of livestock are of great economic and social importance but their effective control remains difficult. The feasibility of vaccination as a novel control measure was established over a decade ago with the commercial release of a recombinant vaccine against the cattle tickBoophilus microplus. Since then, research has continued on ticks and
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First record of Parakosa flexipes (Acari: Chirodiscidae) parasitizing a free-tailed bat (Chiroptera: Molossidae) in Brazil Primeiro registro de Parakosa flexipes (Acari: Chirodiscidae) parasitando um morcego-de-cauda-livre (Chiroptera: Molossidae) no Brasil

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2012
The present study reports the occurrence of Parakosa flexipes (Pinichpongse) (Chirodiscidae) for the first time in Brazil, along with its infection sites on Molossus rufus E. Geoffroy. Thirty-eight bats were caught using mist nets that were placed near a
Luiz Antonio Costa Gomes   +2 more
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Ectoparasites

open access: yesPoultry Science, 1986
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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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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.
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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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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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