The chiggerflea Hectopsylla pulex (Siphonaptera: Tungidae) as an ectoparasite of free-tailed bats (Chiroptera: Molossidae)
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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104(4): 567-569, July 2009. tab
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ABSTRACT
In the present study, we investigated the prevalence and intensity of Hectopsylla pulex infection in Molossus rufus and Molossus molossus, the parasite's choice of attachment site, and whether this host-parasite system varies with host size. Twenty-four bats were captured by hand from the roof of a house in Southeastern Brazil. M. rufus exhibited a prevalence of 71.4 percent and the mean intensity averaged 5 ectoparasites per bat. M. molossus exhibited a prevalence of 90 percent, and the average mean intensity was 2.11 ectoparasites. The attachment sites were ear, tragus, shoulder blade and tibia, anus, wing, axilla, mouth and dactylopatagium. A positive correlation was observed between the bats' weight and the number of fleas.
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Asunto principal:
Quirópteros
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Infestaciones Ectoparasitarias
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Siphonaptera
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de prevalencia
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Animales
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina Tropical
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Parasitología
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro/BR
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