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Prevalence of mouse and rat parasites in resource recovery plants, farms and housing areas of Southern Selangor: implication for public health [PDF]

, 2015
Parasites of small mammals living in human areas cause a tremendous burden of vector borne disease. Small mammals infected with parasites can readily facilitate parasitic transmission to humans and other susceptible animal hosts.
Ali, Jambari, Das, Priscilla, N., Meenakshii   +2 more
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The diagnosis and vector potential of Ornithonyssus bacoti tropical rat mites in northern Europe. [PDF]

The mesostigmatid tropical rat mite, Ornithonyssus bacoti, is an important cause of disease in small rodents, and of gamasoidosis in humans when they come into contact with infestations. Most reports of O. bacoti infestations are from warmer parts of the
Chaudhry, Umer, Costa-Junior, L., Kutcher, J.R, Li, Kun, Sargison, Fiona, Sargison, Neil, Zahid, Osama   +6 more
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Effect of supplementary feeding on reproductive success of hihi (stitchbird, Notiomystis cincta) at a mature forest reintroduction site [PDF]

, 2017
Supplementary feeding has proven to be a successful conservation tool for many species, including New Zealand’s hihi (stitchbird, Notiomystis cincta). Previous research has shown supplementary feeding to substantially increase hihi reproductive success ...
Armstrong, DP, Doerr, LR, Ewen, JG, Richardson, KM   +3 more
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The design and function of birds’ nests [PDF]

, 2014
All birds construct nests in which to lay eggs and/or raise offspring. Traditionally, it was thought that natural selection and the requirement to minimize the risk of predation determined the design of completed nests.
Ar A., Ardia D. R., Briskie J. V., Caro T. M., Clark L., Clayton D. H., Dolnik V. R., Ewins P. J., Gregoire A., Lambrechts M. M., Lambrechts M. M., Lessells C. M., Liljeström M., Loye J. E., Madden J. R., Maynard Smith J., Metz K. J., Palamino J. J., Quinn J. L., Reichman O. J., Rodgers J. A., Schaeffer V. H., Schulz M., Skowron C., Toft C. A., White F. N., Whittow G. C., Wimberger P. H., Winkler D. W., Álvarez E.   +29 more
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The distribution and spread of the invasive alien common myna, Acridotheres tristis L. (Aves: Sturnidae), in southern Africa [PDF]

, 2007
The common myna is an Asian starling that has become established in many parts of the world outside of its native range due to accidental or deliberate introductions by humans.
Peacock, Derick S., Robertson, Mark P., van Rensburg, Berndt J.   +2 more
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Parasitic Acari from Four Oklahoma Vertebrates (Aves, Mammalia), Including New State Records for Mites (Laelapidae, Listrophoridae, Macronyssidae) [PDF]

, 2018
Over the last decade, our community collaborative efforts have provided several new records for mites (including chiggers), ticks, lice, and fleas parasitizing Oklahoma vertebrates (McAllister et al. 2013b, c, 2014a, b, 2015; Connior et al. 2015).
Durden, Lance A, McAllister, Chris T
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The tropical fowl mite, Ornithonyssus bursa (Acari: Macronyssidae): environmental and host factors associated with its occurrence in Argentine passerine communities [PDF]

, 2022
The tropical fowl mite, Ornithonyssus bursa, is a common avian parasite found on diverse bird species worldwide. In the Neotropical region, O. bursa is present in wild birds, but it may also infect poultry and bite humans.
Antoniazzi, Leandro Raúl, Arce, Sofía Irene, Beldomenico, Pablo Martín, Lareschi, Marcela, Manzoli, Darío Ezequiel, Quiroga, Martín Aníbal, Saravia-Pietropaolo, María José   +6 more
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Ornithonyssus sylviarum (Canestrini e Fanzago, 1877). (Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae) em Gallus gallus domesticus (L.) no Estado de São Paulo, Brasil [PDF]

, 1977
Studying Macronyssidae infestations of poultry farms in the contries of Mogi das Cruzes and Bastos, State of São Paulo, conducted consistently to the diagnosis of O.
Oba, Maria Shirley Pizolato, Pereira, Marcelo de Campos, Schumaker, Terezinha Tizu Sato   +2 more
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Prevalencia de ectoparásitos en cuyes (Cavia porcellus) de crianza familiar-comercial en el distrito de Matahuasi, provincia de Concepción, Junín [PDF]

, 2018
Determina la prevalencia de ectoparásitos en cuyes (Cavia porcellus) de crianza familiar-comercial en el distrito de Matahuasi, Provincia de Concepción, Junín. Asimismo, identificar las especies parasitarias, tipo asociación parasitaria (monoparasitismo,
Santos Román, Fiorela Mirella
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Aspectos epidemiológicos relacionados à ocorrência de ácaros hematófagos em granjas comerciais de postura no Estado de Minas Gerais e avaliação de armadilhas para captura de Dermanyssus gallinae (ACARI: DERMANYSSIDAE) (DE GEER, 1778) [PDF]

, 2013
Studies were conducted for evaluating some aspects of the occurrence of hematophagous mites in commercial chicken layer houses in Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Methods for the capture of poultry red mites Dermanyssus gallinae were investigated by comparing
Lucas Maciel Cunha
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