<?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%">Tamileniyan Elangovan</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jeevitha Murugesan</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Thayanithi Vasanthi Murugan</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rajeshkumar Krishnamurthy</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Latchumikanthan Annamalai</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Veeraselvam Muthusamy</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Babu Prasath Natarajan</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Arul Venugopal</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Velusamy Rangasamy</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Morphological and molecular characterization of &lt;i&gt;Haematomyzus elephantis&lt;/i&gt; (Phthiraptera: Rhynchophthirina) and &lt;i&gt;Cobboldia elephantis&lt;/i&gt; (Diptera: Oestridae) in Asian elephants (&lt;i&gt;Elephas maximus&lt;/i&gt;) from southern India</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cobboldia elephantis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cobboldia loxodontis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gasterophilus elephantis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lice  PCR</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">rhynchophthirina</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Stomach bot</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2026</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jul-01-2026</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2405939026000924</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">72</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">9 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;Highlights:&lt;/p&gt;
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		First molecular characterization of H. elephantis and C. elephantis from India.&lt;/li&gt;
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		Integrated morphological and COI-based molecular identification of elephant parasites.&lt;/li&gt;
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		Detailed morphological documentation of lice and bot fly larvae in Asian elephants.&lt;/li&gt;
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		Phylogenetic analysis confirmed species identity using reference GenBank sequences&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The present study reports the occurrence, morphological characterization and molecular confirmation of &lt;em&gt;Haematomyzus elephantis&lt;/em&gt; Piaget, 1869 and &lt;em&gt;Cobboldia elephantis&lt;/em&gt; Steel, 1878 in Asian elephants (&lt;em&gt;Elephas maximus&lt;/em&gt;) from Theppakadu Elephant Camp, Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu, India. During routine health screening in May 2024, 26 elephants were examined, with two found infested with lice and three exhibiting stomach bot fly larvae in faecal samples. Morphological examination of &lt;em&gt;Haematomyzus elephantis&lt;/em&gt; lice revealed an elongated, oval body with a dark, chitinized dorsum, specialized rostrum, segmented antennae, robust tarsal claws and characteristic genital structures. Larvae of &lt;em&gt;C. elephantis&lt;/em&gt; were identified based on segmented body, cephalo-pharyngeal skeleton, oral hooks, and posterior spiracles with longitudinal stigmal slits. Molecular analysis targeting the mitochondrial cytochrome &lt;em&gt;c&lt;/em&gt; oxidase subunit I (&lt;em&gt;COI&lt;/em&gt;) gene using species-specific primers confirmed &lt;em&gt;Haematomyzus elephantis&lt;/em&gt; (218&amp;nbsp;bp) and &lt;em&gt;C. elephantis&lt;/em&gt; (245&amp;nbsp;bp). Sequencing and phylogenetic analysis demonstrated 100% identity with reference sequences in GenBank, validating species identity and highlighting evolutionary divergence from related taxa. These findings provide novel morphological, molecular and phylogenetic data, contributing to the limited knowledge of parasitic infestations in Asian elephants and informing health monitoring and management strategies for both captive and wild populations.&lt;/p&gt;
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