Geographic Distribution of Siphonaptera Collected From Small Mammals on Lake Michigan Islands [PDF]
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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Flea infestation on small wild mammals in Gharyan, Northwest Libya [PDF]
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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Recent Siphonaptera Host and Distribution Records from Northern Michigan [PDF]
Along with colleagues and students I collected fleas from mammals during the period 1998-2007 in five Upper Peninsula counties, and three northern Lower Peninsula counties.
Scharf, William
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Flea and tick treatment satisfaction, preference, and adherence reported by cat owners in the U.S., U.K., or France who treated their cats with transdermal fluralaner [PDF]
Background: Fluralaner (Bravecto®) is an isoxazoline class compound that is the only topically applied systemic ectoparasiticide approved for dosing at up to 12-week intervals for flea and tick control in cats.
Robert Philip Lavan+4 more
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Factors that affect parasitism of black‐tailed prairie dogs by fleas
Fleas (Insecta: Siphonaptera) are hematophagous ectoparasites that feed on vertebrate hosts. Fleas can reduce the fitness of hosts by interfering with immune responses, disrupting adaptive behaviors, and transmitting pathogens.
David A. Eads, John L. Hoogland
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Eleven species of fleas were collected from 601 small rodents, from November 1995 to October 1997, in areas of natural focus of bubonic plague, including the municipalities of Nova Friburgo, Sumidouro and Teresópolis, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ...
Raimundo Wilson de Carvalho+4 more
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Duck fleas as evidence for eiderdown production on archaeological sites [PDF]
Acknowledgements This project was undertaken as part of my doctoral studies funded by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CACR-2009-39) in the United Kingdom.
Forbes, Veronique
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Entomoparasitic nematodes are supposed to be a link between parts of Yersinia pestis population in the environment and the flea vector. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence and intensity of infestation in the fleas of the long-tailed souslik
E. G. Tokmakova+5 more
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Bartonella infections in fleas (Siphonaptera : Pulicidae) and lack of Bartonellae in ticks (Acari : Ixodidae) from Hungary [PDF]
Fleas (95 Pulex irritans, 50 Ctenocephalides felis, 45 Ctenocephalides canis) and ixodid ticks (223 Ixodes ricinus, 231 Dermacentor reticulatus, 204 Haemaphysalis concinna) were collected in Hungary and tested, in assays based on PCR, for Bartonella ...
Márialigeti, Károly+4 more
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The use of phoxim and bendiocarb for control of fleas in farmed mink (Mustela vison)
Background Fleas (Ceratophyllus sciurorum) are common on farmed mink in Denmark. When present, the fleas have a negative impact on the health of the farmed mink and are of nuisance for farm staff.
Kim Søholt Larsen+2 more
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