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Ectoparasitoses e saúde pública no Brasil: desafios para controle Ecoparasitoses and public health in Brazil: challenges for control

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2003
Doenças ectoparasitárias como a escabiose, a pediculose, a tungíase e a larva migrans cutânea são hiperendêmicas em inúmeras comunidades carentes no Brasil, e não raramente associadas à severidade considerável.
Jörg Heukelbach, Fabíola Araújo Sales de Oliveira, Hermann Feldmeier   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Testing a New Method for Reducing Ectoparasite Infestation in Nest-Boxes

Ardeola, 2016
[EN] In wild bird populations nestlings are commonly infested by ectoparasites. The effects that ectoparasites exert on host fitness usually become evident after the complete elimination of parasites or a substantial reduction in their abundance. Among the most common elimination methods in ecological studies, the use of chemical insecticides is ...
Megia Palma, Rodrigo Manuel, Rivero De Aguilar, Juan, Pérez Badas, Elisa, Martínez, Javier, Merino, Santiago   +4 more
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Global Warming Affects the Pathogenesis of Important Fish Diseases in European Aquaculture

Reviews in Aquaculture, Volume 18, Issue 1, January 2026.
The effect of global warming on pathogens and their fish hosts that could exacerbate the negative outcomes for aquaculture. Changes in farming practices and the development of innovative mitigation tools may prove essential to cope with the effects and impacts of rising water temperatures on fish diseases in Europe.
George Rigos, Francesc Padrós, Maria Constenla, Ana Jerončić, Dimitra Kogiannou, Sofia Consuegra, Mikolaj Adamek, Ivona Mladineo   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Infestation and Distribution of Ectoparasitic Insects on the White-Footed Indochinese Rat (Rattus nitidus) in Southwest China

Veterinary Sciences
Background: Ectoparasitic insects (fleas and sucking lice) on rodents can serve as vectors of some zoonotic diseases. Objective: To investigate the insect infestation and distribution on white-footed Indochinese rats (Rattus nitidus) in southwest China ...
Ya-Nan Li, Xue-Jiao Zhu, Xian-Guo Guo, Tian-Guang Ren, Yong-Guang Jing, Lei Zhang, Ti-Jun Qian   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

HEAD LICE IN HAIR SAMPLES FROM YOUTHS, ADULTS AND THE ELDERLY IN MANAUS, AMAZONAS STATE, BRAZIL

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2015
A study of head lice infestations among young people, adults and elderly individuals was conducted from August 2010 to July 2013 in Manaus, AM, Northern Brazil.
Suellen Cristina Barbosa NUNES, Raquel Borges MORONI, Júlio MENDES, Sílvia Cássia Brandão JUSTINIANO, Fábio Tonissi MORONI   +4 more
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Efficacy of a single-dose topical formulation combining Fipronil, Moxidectin and Praziquantel against natural infestations of Notoedres cati, Otodectes cynotis and Felicola subrostratus in cats

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Lice and mange represent common ectoparasitic infestations in domestic cats, affecting their health and well-being. The study evaluated the efficacy of a topical formulation containing 12.5% fipronil + 0.83% moxidectin + 8.3% praziquantel against common ...
Diefrey Ribeiro Campos, Eduardo Fellipe Melo Santos Soares, Breno Cayeiro Cruz, Gabriela Pereira Salça de Almeida, Gessica Ariane de Melo Cruz, Milenni Garcia Michels, Ferdinando Nielsen de Almeida, Igor Renan Honorato Gatto, Thais Ribeiro Correia, Fabio Barbour Scott   +9 more
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Prevalence and risk factors associated with ectoparasite infestation of buffaloes in an Amazonian ecosystem

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background The water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) is well adapted in some regions of the Amazon. Of all Brazilian states, Pará contains the largest number of this species, with 510,000 animals, approximately 38% of the Brazilian buffaloes.
Helder Ribeiro Batista, Cristiane Sarturi, Felipe Nascimento Stelmachtchuk, Daniel Rocha Oliveira, Adriana Caroprezo Morini, Solange Maria Gennari, Arlei Marcili, Fernanda Aparecida Nieri Bastos, Lauro Euclides Soares Barata, Antonio Humberto Hamad Minervino   +9 more
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Using Citizen Science to Scout Honey Bee Colonies That Naturally Survive Varroa destructor Infestations [Elektronisk resurs]

, 2021
Simple Summary Citizen Science is a valuable resource that can substantially contribute to the conservation of biodiversity. However, its use in honey bee research has remained minimal.
Locke Grandér, Barbara,, Rodrigues De Miranda, Joachim,, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet.   +2 more
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Behavioral Genetics of the Interactions between Apis mellifera and Varroa destructor

Insects, 2019
The western honeybee Apis mellifera exhibits a diverse set of adaptations in response to infestations by its most virulent disease-causing agent, the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor.
Alexis Beaurepaire, Christina Sann, Daniela Arredondo, Fanny Mondet, Yves Le Conte   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ectoparasitic infestations of the Northern white-breasted hedgehog (Erinaceus roumanicus) in Serbia January 2022

, 2022
Hedgehogs are small mammals, insectivores and fall under the family Erinaceidae. Hedgehogs usually move at night and spend most of the day sleeping in a hole in the ground or hidden under grasses, shrubs and stones and this is their home range.
Pavlović, Ivan, Zdravković, Nemanja
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