@article {68785, title = {Parasitismo de Gallus Gallus (Linnaeus, 1758) por esp{\'e}cies de Phthiraptera em cria{\c c}{\~o}es coloniais na regi{\~a}o sul do Rio Grande Do Sul, Brasil}, journal = {Arquivos do Instituto Biol{\'o}gico}, volume = {80}, year = {2013}, month = {2013}, pages = {217 - 221}, type = {Scientific communication}, abstract = {

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Abstract in English

This study was conducted in order to identify the species of biting lice (order Phthiraptera: Amblycera suborders and Ischnocera) that infest free-range chickens in southern Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Fifty adult females from 10 farms located in 5 different municipalities were examined for ectoparasites. The chickens were euthanized and then washed with water and detergent for the collection of ectoparasites by filtration using a 150-\µm mesh sieve, then separated into pellet and supernatant, which were preserved in ethanol 70\% for the screening procedures and identification. A total of 19,437 lice were examined, presenting the following breakdown by species: Menopon gallinae (85.9\%), Goniodes dissimilis (6.1\%), Lipeurus caponis (3.0\%), Goniocotes gallinae (2.5\%), Menacanthus pallidus (2.1\%) and Menacanthhus stramineus (0.1\%). It was found that all the chickens examined were parasitized by one or more species of Phthiraptera, the multiple and moderate level of infestation (101 to 1,000 lice/chicken) being the most frequent. M. gallinae was the most frequent and abundant species (100\% of the chickens parasitized and an average of 334.1 lice/chicken). The degree of infestation of chickens varied among the farms, averaging 41.2 to 680 lice/chicken.

Abstract (in Portuguese)\ RESUMO

Este estudo foi realizado com o objetivo de conhecer os piolhos (ordem Phthiraptera: Subordens Amblycera e Ischnocera) infestantes de galinhas de cria\ç\ões coloniais no Sul do Rio Grande do Sul. Cinquenta f\êmeas adultas foram examinadas, de 10 propriedades rurais localizadas em 5 diferentes munic\ípios. As aves foram eutanasiadas e posteriormente lavadas com \água e detergente para coleta dos ectoparasitos atrav\és de filtragem por passagem em tamis com malha de 150 \µm, separando-se em sedimento e sobrenadante, os quais foram preservados em etanol 70\% at\é os processos de triagem e identifica\ç\ão. Cerca de 19.437 piolhos foram examinados e apresentaram a seguinte composi\ç\ão espec\ífica: os resultados indicam que a fauna de Phthiraptera em galinhas caipiras na regi\ão \é composta por: Menopon gallinae (85,9\%), Goniodes dissimilis (6,1\%), Lipeurus caponis (3,0\%), Goniocotes gallinae (2,5\%), Menacanthus pallidus (2,1\%) e Menacanthus stramineus (0,1\%). Constatou-se que todas as aves examinadas estavam parasitadas por uma ou mais esp\écies de Phthiraptera, com predom\ínio de infesta\ç\ões m\últiplas e moderadas (101 a 1.000 piolhos/ave). M. gallinae \é a esp\écie mais prevalente e abundante (100\% das aves parasitadas e m\édia de 334,1 esp\écimes/ave). O grau de infesta\ç\ão das aves variou entre as propriedades, com m\édias de 41,2 a 680 piolhos/ave.

}, keywords = {biting lice, free-range chickens, Rio Grande do Sul State}, issn = {1808-1657 (online)}, doi = {10.1590/S1808-16572013000200011}, url = {http://phthiraptera.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/68785.pdf}, author = {dos Santos, L.S.S. and Santos, L.M.J.F. and Aguiar, C.L.G. and Ruas, J.L. and Farias, N.A.R.} } @article {68784, title = {Campanulotes compar (Burmeister, 1838) (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) in chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) from Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil. The reemergence of an ectoparasite?}, journal = {Veterinary Parasitology}, volume = {195}, year = {2013}, month = {07/2013}, pages = {203 - 204}, type = {Short Communication}, abstract = {

The importance of ectoparasites in the transmission of pathogens, as well as the variability of species from one region to another, motivated this notification of the ectoparasite lice Campanulotes compar in range chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus L.) reared in an extensive system in the city of Apodi, Rio Grande do Norte state, in the Northeast region of Brazil. The examined birds were infested with ten males and six females of C. compar. Thus, C. compar is recorded as parasitizing chickens in the state of Rio Grande do Norte after 77 years from its unique citation in the Southeast region of Brazil. We further discuss the possible risks of this finding.
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}, keywords = {birds, ectoparasite, lice}, issn = {03044017}, doi = {10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.12.047}, url = {http://phthiraptera.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/68784.pdf}, author = {Ferreira, Caroline Gracielle Torres and Mafra, Cl{\'a}udio and Bezerra, Ana Carla Di{\'o}genes Suassuna and de Carvalho, Ot{\'a}vio Val{\'e}rio and Silva, Abelardo J{\'u}nior and de Almeida, M{\'a}rcia Rog{\'e}ria} }