Temporal-Microclimatic Factors Affect the Phenology of Lipoptena fortisetosa in Central European Forests [PDF]
Animals, 2020 The objective of this study was to determine the correlations between the abundance of Lipoptena fortisetosa on new potential hosts and selected temporal-microclimatic conditions in a forest at the beginning of the host-seeking period.
Remigiusz Gałęcki +3 more
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Molecular Characterization of Lipoptena fortisetosa from Environmental Samples Collected in North-Eastern Poland [PDF]
Animals, 2021 Recent years have witnessed an increase in the population of Lipoptenafortisetosa in Central Europe. The genetic profile of this ectoparasite has not been studied in Poland to date.
Remigiusz Gałęcki +3 more
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The New Haplotypes of Bartonella spp. and Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Identified in Lipoptena spp. (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) Collected in the Areas of North-Eastern Poland [PDF]
Pathogens, 2022 Deer keds are hematophagous ectoparasites (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) that mainly parasitize Cervidae. These flies are particularly important for animal health due to the occurrence of numerous pathogenic microorganisms.
Joanna Werszko +6 more
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Interactions between the autochthonous deer ked Lipoptena cervi and the alien L. fortisetosa (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) ectoparasites of Cervus elaphus in Italy: coexistence or competition? [PDF]
ParasitologyThe autochthonous Lipoptena cervi and the allochthonous Lipoptena fortisetosa in Cervus elaphus in Central/Northern Italy were studied during autumn and winter 2018–2020 in order to evaluate the possible interactions between the two parasite species and ...
Laura Stancampiano +4 more
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The enigmatic case of Lipoptena sp. in the Bosco della Mesola Nature Reserve (Italy). [PDF]
Med Vet EntomolThis is the first report of Lipoptena andaluciensis in Italy, confirmed morphologically and genetically. The presence of L. andaluciensis in Italy dates back many years; it was found on cervids in lowland habitats. A re‐examination of the previous report of the Italian L. fortisetosa is needed.
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Exposure of Humans to Attacks by Deer Keds and Consequences of Their Bites—A Case Report with Environmental Background [PDF]
Insects, 2020 Insects of the genus Lipoptena, e.g., Lipoptena cervi and Lipoptena fortisetosa, are hematophagic ectoparasites mainly attacking deer, roe deer, moose, horses, and cattle. Humans may also be incidental hosts for these insects.
Weronika Maślanko +4 more
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The northernmost record of a blood-sucking ectoparasite, Lipoptena fortisetosa Maa (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), in Estonia [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2019 Deer keds are obligatory haematophagous parasites of large homeothermic animals, particularly cervids. Two of the five known species occurring in Europe—Lipoptena cervi (Linnaeus) and L.
Olavi Kurina +3 more
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Diversity and Multiple Infections of Bartonella in Red Deer and Deer Keds [PDF]
PathogensBartonellae are zoonotic pathogens with a broad range of reservoir hosts and vectors. To examine sylvatic Bartonella reservoirs, tissue samples of red deer (Cervus elaphus, n = 114) and their associated deer keds (Lipoptena cervi, n = 50; L. fortisetosa,
Iva Hammerbauerová +4 more
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Citizen scientists mapping the United Kingdom's and Republic of Ireland's flat flies (louse flies) (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) reveal a vector's range shift. [PDF]
Med Vet EntomolThe Common or Bird Louse Fly Ornithomya avicularia, a vector of Haemoproteus sp. and trypanosomes, has undergone a major northwards range expansion in the United Kingdom since the 1960s. The Finch Louse Fly Ornithomya fringillina has also expanded its range northwards and westwards, and the Swallow Louse Fly Ornithomya biloba is now established in ...
Wawman DC.
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Asia and Europe: So Distant So Close? The Case of Lipoptena fortisetosa in Italy. [PDF]
Korean J Parasitol, 2020 International audienceIn Europe, 5 Lipoptena species have been recorded, including Lipoptena fortisetosa. This species, native to Asian countries, was described as a parasite of sika deer and its appearance in Europe dates back to more than 50 years ago.
Andreani A +7 more
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