@article {96527, title = {Identification of parasitic arthropods collected from domestic and wild animals in Yucatan, Mexico.}, journal = {Annals of Parasitology}, volume = {67}, year = {2021}, pages = {647-658}, abstract = {

The morphological characterization of ectoparasites from domestic and wild animals is crucial to distinguish those that may be involved in the transmission of zoonotic pathogens. The objectives of this work were to identify parasitic arthropods collected from several hosts in Yucatan State, Mexico and to determine the prevalence of the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi in sylvatic specimens of Triatoma dimidiata. Morphological traits and scanning electron microscopy were used to confirm some parasitic identities. In total, 834 parasitic arthropods of various taxa were identified. Amblyomma americanum, Amblyomma maculatum, Amblyomma parvum, Dermacentor variabilis, and Rhipicephalus sanguineus were identified from dogs, horses, sheep, and deer. The flea Ctenocephalides felis was identified from dogs and the human flea, Pulex irritans was found on horses and sheep. The Neotropical deer ked Lipoptena mazamae was identified from brown brocket deer Mazama pandora. The chewing lice Chelopistes meleagridis, Menacanthus stramineus, Menopon gallinae, Myrsidea sp. and Lipeurus caponis were identified from poultry (Meleagris gallopavo and Gallus gallus). Other chewing lice, Tyranniphilopterus sp., Columbicola columbae, and Physconelloides eurysema were identified from wild birds Pachyramphus aglaiae, Patagioenas flavirostris and Zenaida asiatica, respectively. Trypanosoma cruzi was present in 52.5\% of sylvatic adult T. dimidiata. Several of these findings represent new records of ectoparasites for Yucatan and new distribution areas in Mexico. The implications for human and animal health are discussed.

}, keywords = {Chewing lice, fleas, Neotropical deer ked, Patagioenas flavirostris, poultry, ticks, Trypanosoma cruzi, Tyranniphilopterus sp.}, url = {https://annals-parasitology.eu/archive_2001_2022/2021-67-4_647.pdf}, author = {Julian E. Garcia-Rejon and Julio Tzuc-Dzul and Rosa Cetina-Trejo and Miguel I. Madera-Navarrete and Nohemi Cigarroa-Toledo and Jose I. Chan-Perez and Antonio Ortega-Pacheco and Oswaldo M. Torres-Chable and Jose E. Pietri and Carlos M. Baak-Baak} } @article {96249, title = {Incidence of Chewing Lice (Phthiraptera: Insecta) From Domestic Fowl Gallus Gallus (Phasianidae: Galliformes: Aves) From Jamshoro and Hyderabad, Districts, Sindh Pakistan}, journal = {University of Sindh Journal of Animal Sciences}, volume = {4}, year = {2020}, month = {Sept 2020}, pages = {10-13}, abstract = {

The chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Insecta) were examined for their population and rate of infestation from Domestic fowl Gallus gallus Linnaeus (Phasianidae: Galliformes: Aves) from Jamshoro and Hyderabad Districts, Sindh, Pakistan during the year 2013-2014. 40 domestic fowls and were observed in four localities of Jamshoro and Hyderabad Districts, including two urban and two rural areas. During the survey, six species of chewing lice were reported from domestic fowl. Their population density on host body was recorded in each month. The data were taken from four localities by random collection method. The prevalence of chewing lice species of Gallus gallus was recorded as 22.43\% of Menacanthus pallidulus, 19.16\% of Lipeurus tropicalis, 19.12\% of Menacanthus stramineus, 16.30\% of Menopon gallinae, 12.19\% of Goniode dissimilis and of 10.76\% of Goniocotes gallinae and Coturnix coturnix with 44.47\% of Cuclotogaster cinereus, 32.64\% of Menacanthus abdominalis and 22.87\% of Menacanthus cornutus.

}, keywords = {Chewing lice, Domestic Fowl Gallus gallus, Hyderabad, Jamshoro, Pakistan, population density}, issn = {(E): 2523-6067, (P): 2521-8328}, url = {https://sujo.usindh.edu.pk/index.php/USJAS/article/view/2899}, author = {Shaikh, Farheen and Naz,Saima and Birmani, Nadir Ali} } @article {95650, title = {Contribution to the knowledge of chewing lice of turkey Meleagris gallopavo domesticus Linnaeus, 1758 (Galliformes: Phasianidae) encountered in Egypt and Saudi Arabia with new records and identification key}, journal = {International Journal of Tropical Insect Science}, volume = {42}, year = {2022}, month = {June-2022}, pages = {2693{\textendash}2700}, abstract = {

Despite domestic turkey being widespread around the world, many of their associated ectoparasites have not yet been studied in many parts throughout the globe. In Egypt, only two species of lice, Chelopistes meleagridis (Linnaeus, 1758) and Lipeurus caponis (Linnaeus, 1758) have been recorded associated to the turkey while in Saudi Arabia the bird has not previously examined to chewing lice before. These records of chewing lice on the domestic turkey Meleagris gallopavo domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) in Egypt and Saudi Arabia have been revised. Nine domestic turkeys from two local farms outside Cairo and two birds from the Riyadh bird market, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia were examined for chewing lice. A total of 309 specimens of lice were identified. Two species of lice, Menacanthus stramineus Nitzsch, 1818 and Goniodes gigas (Taschenberg, 1879), were recorded for the first time in Egypt. While only Goniodes gigas consider a new recored for Saudi Arabia parasitic fauna. Three additional species, Menopon gallinae (Linnaeus, 1758) and Goniocotes gallinae (De Geer, 1778), and Lipeurus caponis were also collected. We summarize eight species of chewing lice associated with turkeys and provide an identfication key to them. Also, ecological and taxonomic remarks were provided with images for newly recorded species.

}, keywords = {Chewing lice, New record, parasitism}, issn = {1742-7592}, doi = {10.1007/s42690-022-00798-3}, url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42690-022-00798-3}, author = {Eslam Adly and Areej A. Alkhalaf and Mohamed Gamal El-D Nasser and Sara A. Al-Ashaal} } @article {95054, title = {Mal{\'o}fagos de galinhas-d angola (Numida meleagris, L. 1758) em cria{\c c}{\~o}es extensivas no estado do Rio de Janeiro}, journal = {Revista Brasileira de Ci{\^e}ncia Veterin{\'a}ria}, volume = {14}, year = {2007}, month = {01-2007}, pages = {159 - 162}, abstract = {

Resumo: Um estudo sobre os principais mal\ófagos de 35 galinhas-d\’angola provenientes de cinco munic\ípios do estado do Rio deJaneiro (Barra Mansa, Maric\á, Itabora\í, Cachoeira de Macacu e Cambuci) foi realizado a partir da pesquisa de penas, coleta depiolhos, contagem de esp\écimens, acondicionamento em \álcool 70\%GL. Das 35 aves estudadas, 100\% apresentaram-separasitadas. Oito esp\écies foram e suas respectivas preval\ências foram: Menopon galinae (100\%); Menacanthus stramineus(2,8\%); Menacanthus pallidulus (2,8\%); Colpocephalum turbinatum (2,8\%); Lipeurus caponis (31,4\%); Lipeurus tropicalis(2,8\%); Goniodes gigas (25,7\%) e Goniocotes gallinae (40\%). O poliparasitismo foi observado, sendo a associa\ç\ão, Menopongallinae x Goniocotes gallinae, a mais prevalente. O contato das galinhas-d\’angola com diferentes esp\écies de aves dom\ésticaspode ter propiciado o parasitismo de mal\ófagos comuns \às outras esp\écies de aves. Pela primeira vez no Brasil s\ão registradosem galinhas-d\’angola esp\écies de piolhos Menacanthus stramineus, Menacanthus pallidulus, Colpocephalum turbinatum,Lipeurus caponis, Lipeurus tropicalis e Goniodes gigas. As esp\écies Menacanthus pallidulus, Colpocephalum turbinatum eLipeurus tropicalis foram registradas pela primeira vez neste hospedeiro, na literatura mundial.

Palavras-chave: galinha-d\’angola, mal\ófagos, cria\ç\ão extensiva

English title: Chewing lice of free reared guinea-fowls (Numida meleagris, L. 1758) in the state of Rio de Janeiro

Abstract: A total of 35 guinea-fowls, Numida meleagris, were examined for lice at five municipalities in the Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, (Barra Mansa, Maric\á, Itabora\í, Cachoeiras de Macac\ú e Cambuci). All birds were infested by lice. Eigth chewing lice species were encountered and their respective prevalence were found: Menopon galinae (100\%); Menacanthus stramineus (2,8\%); Menacanthus pallidulus (2,8\%); Colpocephalum turbinatum (2,8\%) Lipeurus caponis (31,4\%); Lipeurus tropicalis (2,8\%); Goniodes gigas (25,7\%) and Goniocotes gallinae (40\%) . The polyparasitism was observed being the association between Menopon gallinae and Goniocotes gallinae, the most prevalent one. The contact among guinea-fowls and other domestic birds might have been responsible for the parasitism with lice common to other bird species. For the first time it was registered in Brazil the occurrence of the following chewing lice in guinea-fowls: Menacanthus stramineus, Menacanthus pallidulus,
Colpocephalum turbinatum, Lipeurus caponis, Lipeurus tropicalis and Goniodes gigas. The chewing lice species: Menacanthus pallidulus, Colpocephalum turbinatum and Lipeurus tropicalis were registered for the first time in guinea-fowls.

}, keywords = {Chewing lice, free reared, guinea-fowl}, issn = {1413-0130}, doi = {10.4322/rbcv.2014.254}, url = {https://periodicos.uff.br/rbcv/article/view/7113}, author = {Jorge Aguiar Amaral and Dalton Garcia de Mattos jr. and Rodrigo Caldas Menezes and Michel Paiva Valim} } @article {94950, title = {Prevalence of Chewing Lice in Free-Range Chickens From Selected Rural Localities of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa}, journal = {The International Journal of Applied Research in Veterinary Medicine}, volume = {10}, year = {2012}, pages = {85 - 89}, abstract = {

The prevalence of chewing lice from four randomly selected rural localities in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, was carried out. Goniocotes gigas, Menopon gallinae, Goniodes gigas, Lipeurus caponis, and Cuclogaster heterographus were record-ed, and the most prevalent species across the four localities was Menopon gallinae, with a mean prevalence of (96.8 \%) followed by Goniocotes gallinae (57.0 \%) and Goniodes gigas (56.4 \%). Cuclogaster heterographus and L. caponis recorded low prevalences of 22.2 \% and 13.1 \% respectively. Shongweni (SH) and Mvoti (MV) recorded one bird each with no infestation, whilst all birds from Maphumulo (MP) and Port Shepstone (PS) were infested. Multiple lice species infestation (3 or more species/bird) ranged from 33.3-63.3\% across the 4 localities.

}, keywords = {Chewing lice, Cuclogaster heterographus, free-range chickens, KwaZulu-Natal, Prevalence, rural localities, South Africa}, url = {https://www.jarvm.com/articles/Vol10Iss1/Mukaratirwa.pdf}, author = {Mukaratirwa,S. and Mbekhiseni P. Khumalo} } @article {94894, title = {Prevalence and Distribution of Chewing Lice (Phthiraptera) in Free Range Chickens from the Traditional Rearing System in the Algerian North East, Area of El-Tarf}, journal = {International Journal of Poultry Science}, volume = {12}, year = {2013}, month = {2013}, pages = {721 - 725}, abstract = {

A study was carried out on 144 local chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus), from rural area of El-Tarf to determine the prevalence of chewing lice (Phthiraptera). The overall prevalence rate was 100\% in the El- Tarf poultry. Nine different species of chewing lice were identified during this study: Menopon gallinae, Goniocotes gallinae, Lipeurus caponis, Goniodes dissimilis, Goniodes gigas, Menacanthus stramineus, Cuclotogaster heterographus, Menacanthus cornutus and Menacanthus pallidulus. Menopon gallinae (97.2\%) was the most prevalent lice identified. The mean intensity of lice in the area of El-Tarf was 172.5 per chicken. Menopon gallinae was the species which has the highest mean intensity of infestation (83.2\%). The distribution of nine chewing lice on poultry and their most preferred sites was determined.

}, keywords = {Algeria, Chewing lice, chickens, Phthiraptera, rural}, issn = {16828356}, doi = {10.3923/ijps.2013.721.725}, url = {http://www.scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijps.2013.721.725}, author = {Ilyes Medjouel and Ahmed Benakhla and Kheira Senouci and Hanene Djelil and Fouzi Matallah} } @article {94703, title = {A Study of the Prevalence and Abundance of Chewing Lice (Phthiraptera) in Selected Poultry Farms in Benin City, Edo State}, journal = {International Journal of Animal Science and Technology}, volume = {1}, year = {2017}, pages = {35 - 42}, abstract = {

An investigation on the prevalence of chewing lice in three selected poultries located in Ekosodin, EDPA and Adolor in Benin metropolis in Edo state was conducted fortnightly from March to April, 2016 to determine the chewing lice species richness, lice abundance, composition, sex ratio and percent prevalence. Menocanthus stramineus, Menopon gallinae and Lipeurus caponis were the only chewing lice species recorded. The largest population of chewing lice species occurred in Adolor and least in EDPA. The most prevalent species across the three localities was M. stramineus with a mean prevalence of (56\%), followed by M. gallinae (34\%) and L. caponis (10\%). Statistical analysis showed that the abundance of M. stramineus significantly differed among locations; Ekosodin, Adolor and EDPA (F2,23 =42.18; P \<.001) and between sexes with females being more abundant. (F1,23 =9.44; P =0.007) while M. gallinae differed significantly among the different locations but did not differ in sexes unlike L. caponis that did not differ significantly both in location (F2,23 =0.66; P =0.528) and between sex (F1,23 =0.05; P =0.824) with females being more abundant in all. Therefore, further studies to access the impact of these lice species on the health and production performance including cost effectiveness of control strategies and thorough education of poultry managers are strongly recommended.

}, keywords = {abundance, Benin City, Chewing lice, poultry, Prevalence}, url = {http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/journal/paperinfo?journalid=307\&doi=10.11648/j.ijast.20170101.15}, author = {Love Opoggen and Rotimi Johnny and Igbojiaku Chukwuemeka Valentine} } @article {94589, title = {Biodiversity and prevalence of chewing lice on local poultry}, journal = {Journal of Dairy, Veterinary \& Animal Research}, volume = {8}, year = {2019}, pages = {26 - 31}, type = {Research Article}, abstract = {

Biodiversity and prevalence of chewing lice on local poultry (Gallus Gallus Domesticus, family Phasianidae) have been successfully determined for five selected sites around Qaser Bin Ghashir region, Libya between November 2017 and April 2018. The total investigated chicken samples are 135, and the infected samples were found to be 94. Ticks, fleas, and mites were detected in a small quantity in addition to three different species of biting lice. The obtained results show that Asuani has the lowest amount of ectoparasites, while Suq AL-kamees samples were infected completely by 100 \% prevalence of chewing lice. The calculated total average prevalence percentage (TAP, \%) of all sites are \≤70\%. Three species of lice were detected and identified on the local poultry, Menopon gallinae, Menacanthus stramineus and Lipeurus caponis. The most abundant species in the study area is Menopon gallinae with prevalence percentage about \≈ 69.84\%. A comparison between chewing lice around Qaser Bin Ghashir region in Libya and other countries has been carried out and it was found that (TAP, \%) for Algeria \> (TAP, \%) for Libya \> (TAP, \%) for USA. Finally, the study proves that Libya contains a mild status of biodiversity.

}, keywords = {biodiversity, Chewing lice, ectoparasites, poultry, Prevalence}, url = {https://medcraveonline.com/JDVAR/JDVAR-08-00238.pdf}, author = {Mohamed Kalefa Mansur and Najat Mohammed Mahmoud and Sumaya Mustafa Allamoushi and Maher Mohamed Abed El-Aziz} } @article {47807, title = {Places of localization of the ectoparasites on Gallus gallus Linnaeus, 1758}, journal = {Revista Brasileira de Zooci{\^e}ncias}, volume = {5}, year = {2003}, month = {2003}, pages = {129 - 135}, abstract = {

The objective of this study was to determine the distribution of ectoparasites on Gallus gallus L., 1758, in freerange chickens from June to October 2001, biweekly collections were accomplished on 25 adult fowls at the farm Boa Vista, district of Santa B\árbara of Tug\úrio, state of Minas Gerais. The species identified once their most common sites of distribution were: Ornithonyssus bursa on the legs (59,22\%); Menopon gallinae on the breast (52,07\%) and thighs (19,92\%); Goniocotes gallinae on the breast (60,72\%) and thighs (18,26\%); Goniodes gigas on the breast (76,29\%) and back (21,02\%); Lipeurus caponis exclusively on the feathers of the neck, wing and tail, and nymphs of Amblyomma cajennense on the crest and around the eyes (98,03\%).

Paper in Portuguese

Title:S\ítios de localiza\ç\ão de ectoparasitos em Gallus gallus Linnaeus, 1758

}, keywords = {Acari, Chewing lice, Goniodidae, ixodidae, Lipeuridae, Menoponidae, ticks}, url = {https://periodicos.ufjf.br/index.php/zoociencias/article/view/24234}, author = {Santos-Prezoto,Helba Helena and Silva,Marcus Oliveira and Daemon,Erik and Prezoto,F{\'a}bio} }