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Flea infestation on small wild mammals in Gharyan, Northwest Libya [PDF]
Open Veterinary Journal, 2022 Background: Fleas play a major role as vectors for many pathogens that affect humans and livestock. Wild animals, especially wild rodents, are the most important hosts, acting as reservoir hosts for many flea species and pathogens.
Waleed Yousuf Mohammed Belgasm +2 more
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Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases, 2023 Five studies (two dose determination, two dose confirmation, and one speed of flea kill study) were conducted to assess the immediate (therapeutic) efficacy and long-term persistent (preventive) efficacy of a single spot-on application containing the ...
Norbert Mencke +8 more
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The Diverse Roles of the Global Transcriptional Regulator PhoP in the Lifecycle of Yersinia pestis
Pathogens, 2020 Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, has a complex infectious cycle that alternates between mammalian hosts (rodents and humans) and insect vectors (fleas). Consequently, it must adapt to a wide range of host environments to achieve successful
Hana S. Fukuto +2 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2011 BackgroundFrom 1990 to 2006, fifty-five natural villages experienced at least one plague epidemic in Lianghe County, Yunnan Province, China. This study is aimed to document flea abundance and identify predictors in households of villages with endemic ...
Jia-Xiang Yin +5 more
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Geographic Distribution of Siphonaptera Collected From Small Mammals on Lake Michigan Islands [PDF]
, 2017 The distribution of ten flea species collected from five small mammal host species on 13 Lake Michigan islands is described. Four new eastern and southern records for Hystrichopsylla dippiei Rothschild are given.
Scharf, William C
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New Michigan Tick (Acari: Ixodidae) and Flea (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae) Records From Colonial Nesting Birds [PDF]
, 2018 Banding and censusing large numbers of gull chicks over a 30-year period on Great Lakes islands has produced a collection of five individual ticks from two Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) chicks.
Scharf, William C
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Parasitology, 2023 We investigated phylogenetic patterns in flea assemblages from 80 regions in 6 biogeographic realms and asked whether (a) flea phylogenetic turnover is driven by host phylogenetic turnover, environmental dissimilarity or geographic distance; (b) the ...
Boris R. Krasnov +2 more
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Rickettsia felis in Ctenocephalides spp. Fleas, Brazil
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2002 In June 2000, suspected cases of Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) occurred in Coronel Fabriciano Municipality, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Pooled fleas collected near two fatal cases contained rickettsial DNA. The nucleotide sequence alignment of the 391-bp
Riva P. Oliveira +6 more
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Molecular identification and phylogenetic analysis of Pulex irritans in different regions of Iran [PDF]
The Iranian Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology, 2021 The present study was conducted to perform a molecular comparison of Pulex irritans based on the mitochondrial genome in four different climatic regions including the Caspian Sea region, a mountainous region, Persian Gulf region, and the Central Desert ...
shahin seidy +2 more
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Flea and tick treatment satisfaction, preference and adherence of dog owners in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia who treated their dog with fluralaner [PDF]
Open Veterinary Journal, 2020 Background: An extended duration flea and tick medication of the isoxazoline class (fluralaner) was introduced in 2014 in the United States and other countries.
Robert Lavan +4 more
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