<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">María J. Fernández-Muñoz</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Raquel Castillo-Contreras</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jesús M. Pérez</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Granados, José E.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Francisco J. Márquez</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antonio J. López-Montoya</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Co-infection patterns in the ectoparasitic community affecting the Iberian ibex &lt;i&gt;Capra pyrenaica&lt;/i&gt;</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Parasites &amp; Vectors</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">co-infection</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ectoparasites</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">epidemiology</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Iberian Peninsula</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">lice</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sarcoptes scabiei</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ticks</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2023</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">May-30-2023</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-023-05797-y</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">16</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">12 pp</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;jats sec=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;jats title=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/jats&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;jats p=&quot;&quot;&gt;Sarcoptic mange is one of the main parasitic diseases affecting the Iberian ibex &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;Capra pyrenaica&lt;/jats&gt;. Scabietic animals suffer a decline in body condition and reproductive fitness and in severe cases may die. Although several previous studies of the pathology of this disease and the physiological changes it produces in ibex have been carried out in recent years, our knowledge of the relationship between &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;Sarcoptes scabiei&lt;/jats&gt; and other ectoparasites of this host is still limited.&lt;/jats&gt; &lt;/jats&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;jats sec=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/jats&gt;&lt;jats sec=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;jats title=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Methods&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/jats&gt; &lt;jats p=&quot;&quot;&gt;We analysed 430 Iberian ibex skin samples. Ectoparasites were removed, counted and identified. Mite (&lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;S. scabiei&lt;/jats&gt;) numbers were obtained after digesting the skin samples in a 5% KOH solution. We modelled mite numbers in terms of host sex and age, site, year, season and the presence of other ectoparasites such as ticks and lice using generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs) and ectoparasite co-occurrence patterns using two different models: the probabilistic model species co-occurrence and the generalized linear latent variable model (GLLVM).&lt;/jats&gt; &lt;/jats&gt;&lt;jats sec=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;jats title=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/jats&gt;&lt;/jats&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;jats sec=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;jats title=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Results&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/jats&gt; &lt;jats p=&quot;&quot;&gt;The ectoparasite community was mainly composed of &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;S. scabiei&lt;/jats&gt;, six ticks (&lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;Haemaphysalis sulcata&lt;/jats&gt;, &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;Haemaphysalis punctata&lt;/jats&gt;, &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;Rhipicephalus bursa&lt;/jats&gt;, &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;Rhipicephalus turanicus&lt;/jats&gt;, &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;Dermacentor marginatus&lt;/jats&gt; and &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;Ixodes ricinus&lt;/jats&gt;) and two lice (&lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;Bovicola crassipes&lt;/jats&gt; and &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;Linognathus stenopsis&lt;/jats&gt;). Adult male ibex harboured more mites than females. Mite numbers varied greatly spatially and seasonally and increased with the presence of other parasites. Some positive co-occurrence relationships between pairs of different ectoparasites were observed, particularly between ticks. The presence of &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;S. scabiei&lt;/jats&gt; negatively affected lice and &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;H. sulcata&lt;/jats&gt; numbers.&lt;/jats&gt; &lt;/jats&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;jats sec=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/jats&gt;&lt;jats sec=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;jats title=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/jats&gt; &lt;jats p=&quot;&quot;&gt;Sarcoptic mange has spread above all in ibex populations in and around the Mediterranean Basin, where it is now found in almost a third of its host&amp;rsquo;s range. Mite numbers varied seasonally and spatially and were higher in male hosts. The presence of &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;S. scabiei&lt;/jats&gt; had a negative effect on lice numbers but favoured the presence of ticks.&lt;/jats&gt; &lt;/jats&gt;&lt;jats sec=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;jats title=&quot;&quot;&gt;Graphical Abstract&lt;/jats&gt; &lt;/jats&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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