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What’s Eating You? Oriental Rat Flea (Xenopsylla cheopis) [PDF]
Cutis, 2020 The oriental rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis) is an ectoparasite of small mammals and a vector of many diseases for which humans are incidental hosts. This species of flea is most widely known for carrying Yersinia pestis and Rickettsia typhi, the causative agents of the plague and murine typhus, respectively. Public health issues related to X cheopis may
Lauren E Krug, Dirk M. Elston
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American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 182, Issue 3, Page 452-466, November 2023., 2023 Abstract Objectives This study explores the paleoepidemiology of the Black Death (1348–52 AD) mass graves from Hereford, England, via osteological analysis. Hereford plague mortality is evaluated in the local context of the medieval city and examined alongside other Black Death burials.
Emilia R. Franklin +2 more
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Seasonality and other risk factors for fleas infestations in domestic dogs and cats
Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Volume 37, Issue 2, Page 359-370, June 2023., 2023 The greatest risk for flea infestation occurs for both dogs and cats below the age of 1 year. Small terriers and toy dog breeds have double the odds for flea infestation compared to Retrievers; in cats Asian breeds had half the odds compared to Western European breeds.
Sean Farrell +6 more
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Integrative Zoology, Volume 18, Issue 3, Page 414-426, May 2023., 2023 Male but not female fleas demonstrated latitudinal gradient in body size. Appendage length was not associated with latitude. The degree of sexual size dimorphism decreased with a decrease in latitude. Abstract We tested for the effects of latitude and geographic range size (GRS) on body size, leg length, and sexual size dimorphism (SSD) across 103 ...
Boris R. KRASNOV +3 more
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Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, Volume 2023, Issue 1, 2023., 2023 Free‐ranging domestic cats (Felidae, Felis catus) can potentially play host to some life‐threatening zoonotic pathogens including ectoparasites such as fleas, ticks, and lice. These ectoparasites are capable of transmitting zoonotic disease. Cats (Felis catus) were captured using baited cage traps with raw red meat from five parks in central areas of ...
Amrollah Azarm +5 more
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Investigating Infectious Organisms of Public Health Concern Associated with Wild Meat
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Volume 2023, Issue 1, 2023., 2023 The wild meat trade poses a significant threat to public health as it facilitates the spillover of zoonotic pathogens through high‐risk activities such as the hunting, butchering, trade, and consumption of wild animals. Despite the health risks and association with marking epidemics including SARS, Ebola, and COVID‐19, the global wild meat trade ...
Georgia Kate Moloney +5 more
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Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi, 2023 Objective: Rodents act as reservoir hosts and are an important potential source for many zoonotic pathogens such as parasites, which pose a public health risk to humans. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the prevalence of parasites among rodents.
Ahmad Daryani +6 more
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Evolution Letters, Volume 6, Issue 6, Page 394-411, December 2022., 2022 Abstract Temperature has a profound effect on the growth and development of ectothermic animals. However, the extent to which ecologically driven selection pressures can adjust thermal plastic responses in growth schedules is not well understood. Comparing temperature‐induced plastic responses between sexes provides a promising but underexploited ...
Tiit Teder +3 more
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Zoologica Scripta, Volume 51, Issue 6, Page 741-754, November 2022., 2022 Abstract The taxonomic status of Leptopsyllidae family has remained controversial over the years. Thus, some entomologists placed this group of fleas within Ceratophyllidae family, considering it at level of Leptopsyllinae subfamily or even appearing as a paraphyletic group within Siphonaptera phylogeny. This fact is emphasized by the lack of molecular
Antonio Zurita +4 more
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