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On the probability of dinosaur fleas [PDF]
Recently, a set of publications described flea fossils from Jurassic and Early Cretaceous geological strata in northeastern China, which were suggested to have parasitized feathered dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and early birds or mammals. In support of these fossils being fleas, a recent publication in BMC Evolutionary Biology described the extended abdomen ...
Qiyun Zhu+4 more
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Prevalence of Bartonella species in shelter cats and their ectoparasites in southeastern Brazil
Feline Bartonella can be transmitted to humans through cat scratches or bites, and between cats, by the flea Ctenocephalides felis. The study was carried out in order to investigate the occurrence of Bartonella DNA in cats living in shelters and their ...
Juliana Macedo Raimundo+8 more
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ARISTOTLE (H.A. viii. 605b) makes the following curious and perplexing statement:—πάντα δE τa Eντoµα άπoθνήσκeι Eλαιoνoeνα ήλiω θɛ. That is to say: “All insects die if they be smeared over with oil; and they die all the more rapidly if you smear their head with the oil and lay them out in the sun.” So Pliny, Albertus Magnus, and recent commentators ...
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Fleas of black rats (Rattus rattus) as reservoir host of Bartonella spp. in Chile [PDF]
Background Rattus rattus is a widely distributed, invasive species that presents an important role in disease transmission, either directly or through vector arthropods such as fleas.
Lucila Moreno Salas+6 more
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A Flea on Schrödinger’s Cat [PDF]
We propose a technical reformulation of the measurement problem of quantum mechanics, which is based on the postulate that the final state of a measurement is classical; this accords with experimental practice as well as with Bohr's views. Unlike the usual formulation (in which the post-measurement state is a a unit vector in Hilbert space, such as ...
Robin Reuvers+2 more
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Ectoparasites on meso-carnivores in the desert-steppe of Mongolia [PDF]
Studying flea community structure on wild carnivores is important for identifying flea vectors for potential infectious diseases and providing information needed to design programs for human and wildlife health.
Tserendorj Munkhzul+2 more
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Additional Siphonaptera Records From Small Mammals in the Central Upper Peninsula of Michigan [PDF]
Fleas were collected from mammals during the period 1990-1992 in two upper peninsula counties. Identified specimens were compared to existing distribution records for both parasite and host. Only those records which are newly documented for county, upper
Lederle, Patrick E, Scharf, William C
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Dogs and cats are often kept as pets, thus they stay close to humans. Parasitic/zoonotic diseases in humans were often caused by ectoparasite in cats and dogs.
Astrid Sri Wahyuni Sumah+2 more
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Variation in innate immunity in relation to ectoparasite load, age and season : a field experiment in great tits (Parus major) [PDF]
It remains largely unknown which factors affect the innate immune responses of free-living birds. Nevertheless, the degree of innate immunity may play a crucial role in an individual's survival as it procures the first defence against pathogens.
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Cat fleas, small blood-feeding ectoparasites that feed on humans and animals, cause discomfort through their bites, and can transmit numerous diseases to animals and humans.
Brittny N. Blakely+3 more
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