Detection of Bartonella schoenbuchensis (sub)species DNA in different louse fly species in Saxony, Germany: The proof of multiple PCR analysis necessity in case of ruminant‐associated bartonellae determination [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine and ScienceBackground Hippoboscid flies are bloodsucking arthropods that can transmit pathogenic microorganisms and are therefore potential vectors for pathogens such as Bartonella spp.
Isabelle Vogt +6 more
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First report of Lipoptena axis Maa, 1965, from captive cervids in Thailand, based on morphological and molecular data [PDF]
Scientific ReportsDeer louse flies (Lipoptena spp.) are hematophagous ectoparasites of cervids. The genus Lipoptena comprises 32 species, some of which are of veterinary importance as vectors of various pathogens, and are also known to attack human hosts.
Opal Pitaksakulrat
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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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Molecular Detection of <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> s.l. (<i>Borreliella</i>) and <i>Chlamydia</i>-Like Organism DNA in Early Developmental Stages of Arthropod Vector Species. [PDF]
Transbound Emerg Dis, 2023 Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl) is spirochetes transmitted by ticks and known to cause Lyme disease. Chlamydia‐like organisms (CLOs) comprise a large group of bacteria that can lead to serious health disorders, including miscarriage. Recently, CLOs have been found in ticks and patient skin biopsies.
Petráš J, Bártová E, Žákovská A.
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Reports of Lipoptena fortisetosa on dogs and in the environment, and evidence of its widespread establishment in Hungary [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeLipoptena fortisetosa is a louse fly of East Asian origin that is considered a potential vector of several pathogenic bacteria and is most commonly associated with deer (Cervidae).
Adrienn Gréta Tóth +7 more
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Molecular pathogen screening of louse flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) from domestic and wild ruminants in Austria [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2023 Background Hippoboscid flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), also known as louse flies or keds, are obligate blood-sucking ectoparasites of animals, and accidentally of humans.
Miguel Peña-Espinoza +10 more
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Molecular detection of Bartonella spp. in deer ked (Lipoptena cervi) in Poland
Parasites and Vectors, 2017 Background The bacteria of the genus Bartonella are obligate parasites of vertebrates. Their distribution range covers almost the entire world from America, Europe, Asia to Africa and Australia. Some species of Bartonella are pathogenic for humans. Their
Zaneta Steiner-Bogdaszewska +2 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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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 The deer ked (Lipoptena cervi) is distributed in Europe, North America, and Siberia and mainly infests cervids as roe deer, fallow deer, and moose. From a one health perspective, deer keds occasionally bite other animals or humans and are a potential ...
Stephan Göttig +2 more
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Detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum DNA in Deer Keds: Massachusetts, USA [PDF]
InsectsDeer keds (Lipoptena spp. and Neolipoptena ferrisi) are hematophagous ectoparasites that primarily infest white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and other cervids in the United States.
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