@article {96343, title = {Molecular detection of hemotropic Mycoplasma and Bartonella species in lice from sheep and goats of Mexico}, journal = {Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports}, volume = {44}, year = {2023}, month = {Sep-01-2023}, pages = {8 pp}, abstract = {

he knowledge of lice associated with small ruminants, especially sheep and goats, is scarce. In Mexico, there are historical reports of six species of chewing and sucking lice associated with Capra hircus and Ovis canadensis. However, the reports did not analyze the ecology of the infestations or the presence of potentially pathogenic bacteria. For this reason, the objectives of this study were i) to identify the species of lice associated with sheep and goats in three states of the Mexican Republic, ii) to characterize the infestations, and iii) to identify the presence of bacterial pathogens. From October 2019 to August 2021, six ranches with sheep and goats were sampled in the states of Hidalgo and Veracruz. Hosts were visually inspected, and lice were retrieved with forceps. The specimens were sexed and identified using morphological taxonomic keys. DNA extraction was performed individually, and a fragment of the cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 gene (COI) was amplified for the molecular identification of the specimens. Subsequently, Anaplasma, Bartonella, Ehrlichia, Mycoplasma, and Rickettsia were molecularly detected. Additionally, the infestations were characterized by calculating the prevalence and mean abundances. We collected 563 specimens of three species, Bovicola caprae, Bovicola ovis, and Linognathus africanus. The highest infestation levels were recorded for B. ovis (66.7\%; 4.4) from Veracruz. Additionally, two Bartonella species were detected: Bartonella mellophagi in B. ovis and Bartonella capreoli in L. africanus. In contrast, Mycoplasma ovis was detected exclusively in one pool of B. ovis. This study provides new bacterial-ectoparasite associations and highlights the possible role of these neglected ectoparasites as vectors in the populations of sheep and goats from Mexico.

}, keywords = {Ecological characterization, ectoparasites, Hemoparasites, small ruminants, Veterinary parasitology}, issn = {2405-9390}, doi = {10.1016/j.vprsr.2023.100921}, url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2405939023000916}, author = {Gerardo G. Ballados-Gonz{\'a}lez and Jos{\'e} M. Mart{\'\i}nez-Hern{\'a}ndez and Perla B. Mart{\'\i}nez-Rodr{\'\i}guez and Jannete Gamboa-Prieto and Sa{\'u}l Gonz{\'a}lez-Guzm{\'a}n and Vladimir Paredes-Cervantes and Estefania Grostieta and Ingeborg Becker and Mariel Aguilar-Dom{\'\i}nguez and Rafael F. C. Vieira and Anabel Cruz-Romero and S{\'a}nchez-Montes, Sokani} } @article {95703, title = {Options for the control of parasites in the Australian Goat Industry- A situational analysis of parasites and parasite control}, year = {2007}, month = {08/2007}, pages = {107 pp}, institution = {Meat \& Livestock Australia}, type = {Final report MLA project B.GOA.0014}, address = {North Sydney, NSW, Australia}, abstract = {

Objectives of this review were to: (i) provide an assessment of key parasites, their impact in the Australian goat industry and current control practices; (ii) develop guidelines to maximise and preserve the efficacy of currently registered products; (iii) identify currently unavailable parasiticides that would be beneficial to the goat industry and define the processes required to make them legally available and, (iv) identify alternative non-chemical measures that could be used to reduce reliance on chemical parasiticides. A survey addressing the extent of problems from endo and ectoparasites, and control practices was circulated to 1500 producers. Useable responses were returned from 195. Gastrointestinal parasites were always or mostly a problem on 26\% of properties and sometimes a problem on 59\% whereas lice were always or mostly a problem for 9\% of respondents and sometimes a problem for 53\%. Coccidiosis was sometimes a problem for 31\% of respondents. Eighty-eight percent of respondents used drenches to control worms, whereas 56\% treated for lice and 28\% percent treated for coccidiosis. The limited availability of effective goat parasiticides meant that products registered for control of similar parasites in other livestock species were often used. A range of non chemical parasite management techniques were also employed.

}, isbn = {9781741912166}, issn = {B.GOA.0014}, url = {https://www.academia.edu/26168219/Project_code_B_GOA_0014_Options_for_the_control_of_parasites_in_the_Australian_Goat_Industry_A_situational_analysis_of_parasites_and_parasite_control_Options_for_the_control_of_parasites_in_the_Australian_Goat_Industry?em}, author = {Maxine Lyndal-Murphy and Peter J. James and Pamela Bowles and Richard Watts and Sandra Baxendell}, editor = {Department of Primary Industries \& Fisheries Queensland} } @article {95508, title = {Presence of Two Lice Species (Insecta: Phthiraptera) in a Goat (Capra hircus) from La Comarca Lagunera, Mexico: A Case Report}, journal = {International Journal for Research in Applied Sciences and Biotechnology}, volume = {7}, year = {2020}, month = {Sep-2020}, pages = {152-155}, abstract = {

Phthirapteriasis or pediculosis is the name given to the lice infestation, that causes skin allergy, anemia, and transmission of pathogens. This case report describes the presence of two lice species in a goat from la Comarca Lagunera in Coahuila. The collected specimens were identified as Bovicola caprae and Linognathus africanus. This document represents the first report of these lice species parasiting goats in the southeasthern part of Coahuila, Mexico. Further research are required including a greater number of animals and farms in order to stablish the prevalence of these ectoparasites, establish control measures, as well as to determine its role in the posible transmission of diseases of public and veterinary health concern.

}, keywords = {goats, lice, mexico}, issn = {2349-8889}, doi = {10.31033/ijrasb.7.5.22}, url = {https://www.ijrasb.com/ojs/index.php/ojs-ijrasb/article/view/120}, author = {Vicente Homero Gonzalez-Alvarez} } @article {43551, title = {Par{\'a}sitos de los animales dom{\'e}sticos en Chile}, journal = {Bolet{\'\i}n Chile{\~n}o de Parasitolog{\'\i}a}, volume = {21}, year = {1966}, month = {1966}, pages = {118 - 123}, abstract = {

English title: Parasites of domestic animals of Chlie

An up-to-date list of the parasites of some domestic animals in Chile, according to the studies performed al the Veterinarian Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and The Chair of Parasitic Diseases of the School of Veterinarian Medicine, University of Chile, follows.

An updated list by Alcaino \& Gorman, 1999, with the same title, can be found in http://phthiraptera.info/content/par\%C3\%A1sitos-de-animales-dom\%C3\%A9sticos-en-chile

}, url = {http://phthiraptera.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/43551.pdf}, author = {Tagle,I.} }