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Pathogens in fleas collected from cats and dogs: distribution and prevalence in the UK

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Background Fleas (Siphonaptera) are the most clinically important ectoparasites of dogs and cats worldwide. Rising levels of pet ownership, climate change and globalisation are increasing the importance of a detailed understanding of the endemicity and ...
Swaid Abdullah, Chris Helps, Séverine Tasker, Hannah Newbury, Richard Wall   +4 more
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Ecosystem services provided by spiders

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Spiders, ubiquitous and abundant predators in terrestrial ecosystems, often are the subjects of an unjust negative perception. However, these remarkable creatures stand as unsung heroes within our ecosystems, contributing a multitude of ecosystem services critical to human well‐being.
Pedro Cardoso, Stano Pekár, Klaus Birkhofer, Angela Chuang, Caroline Sayuri Fukushima, Eileen A. Hebets, Yann Henaut, Thomas Hesselberg, Jagoba Malumbres‐Olarte, Ondřej Michálek, Radek Michalko, Catherine Scott, Jonas Wolff, Stefano Mammola   +13 more
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A nowcast model to predict outdoor flea activity in real time for the contiguous United States

Parasites & Vectors
Background The cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis), a parasite commonly found on both dogs and cats, is a competent vector for several zoonotic pathogens, including Dipylidium caninum (tapeworms), Bartonella henselae (responsible for cat scratch disease ...
Stella Self, Yuan Yang, Heather Walden, Michael J. Yabsley, Christopher McMahan, Brian H. Herrin   +5 more
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Rickettsia felis in Fleas, Germany

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008
Among 310 fleas collected from dogs and cats in Germany, Rickettsia felis was detected in all specimens (34) of Archaeopsylla erinacei (hedgehog flea) and in 9% (24/226) of Ctenocephalides felis felis (cat flea). R.
Jeremie Gilles, Frank Thomas Just, Cornelia Silaghi, Ingrid Pradel, Lygia Maria Friche Passos, Heidi Lengauer, Klaus Hellmann, Kurt Pfister   +7 more
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Animal medical systems from Apis to apes: history, recent advances and future perspectives

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Animal medical systems encompass a wide range of behaviours aimed at maintaining or improving health. It has become clear that these behaviours are not limited to animals treating themselves (self‐medication) but also include the treatment of group members, resulting in the adoption of the more inclusive term “animal medication”.
Michelina Pusceddu, Michael A. Huffman, Stephane Knoll, Ana Helena Dias Francesconi, Ignazio Floris, Alberto Satta   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of the speed of flea kill of lotilaner (Credelio™) throughout the month following oral administration to dogs

Parasites & Vectors, 2017
Background Lotilaner (Credelio™, Elanco), a novel isoxazoline, is a systemic insecticide and acaricide that is rapidly absorbed following oral administration to dogs and has a half-life of 30 days.
Daniela Cavalleri, Martin Murphy, Wolfgang Seewald, Jason Drake, Steve Nanchen   +4 more
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Visual Artist, Craftsperson, Entrepreneur or … All in One? Identity Struggles and Juggles in Creative Crafts

Creativity and Innovation Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social identity theories explain how identities intertwine with individuals' choices and behaviours. Simultaneously, an institutional context imposes constraints on people's agency due to the norms, habits and expectations it engrains. This is the case in the artistic realm, where numerous categorization norms remain implicit.
Anne‐Sophie V. Radermecker, Ellen Loots   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Temperature‐dependent interspecific interference alters pygmy backswimmer predation on water fleas

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Increasing densities of water mites alter the predation behaviour of pygmy backswimmer, particularly in higher temperatures. Pygmy backswimmer displayed type II functional response across all the treatments. In the absence of water mites, the functional response was higher at 25°C than at 16°C, indicated by a higher space clearance rate.
Arpita Dalal, John P. DeLong
wiley   +1 more source

Ctenocephalides canis is the dominant flea species of dogs in the Republic of Korea

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background The status of flea infestation in dogs is an important public health concern because of their cosmopolitan distribution worldwide and the flea-borne disease transmission.
Kyu-Sung Ahn, Shin-Eui Huh, Sang-Woo Seol, Ha-Jung Kim, Kuk-Hyun Suh, SungShik Shin   +5 more
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Minimising insect mortality during grassland mowing: The potential of insect chasing devices

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Insect chasing devices have a great potential to deter arthropods prior to mowing, thereby reducing mortality. The effectiveness of mechanical flushing bars is limited and depends on driving speed, vegetation structure and species composition. The blowing device is the most independent of external factors and therefore the most effective.
Lea von Berg, Jonas Frank, Stefanie Erhardt, Oliver Betz, Johannes L. M. Steidle, Stefan Böttinger, Manuela Sann   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source