@article {95402, title = {First Recorded Felicola (Suricatoecus) vulpis (Phthiraptera: Trichodectidae) Infestation in a Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) in Turkey}, journal = {Turkiye Parazitologi Dergisi}, volume = {45}, year = {2021}, month = {07-2021}, pages = {157-159}, type = {Case report}, abstract = {

Ectoparasite\  infestation\  was\  detected\  in\  a\  macroscopic\  examination\  of\  a\  red\  fox\  (Vulpes\  vulpes)\  that\  was\  brought\  dead\  to\  the\  Department\  of\  Parasitology,\  Faculty\  of\  Veterinary\  Medicine\  Ondokuz\  May{\i}s\  University\  Collected\  tick,\  lice\  and\  flea\  samples\  were\  preserved\  in\  70\%\  alcohol.\  It\  was\  determined\  in\  microscopic\  examination\  that\  tick\  samples\  were\  Haemaphysalis\  erinacei(Acari: Ixodidae), flea samples were Chaetopsylla globiceps (Siphonaptera; Vermipsyllidae) and chewing lice samples were Felicola (Suricatoecus)\  vulpis\  (Phthiraptera:\  Trichodectidae).\  This\  study\  first\  reported\  the\  existence\  of\  Felicola\  (Suricatoecus)\  vulpis\  from\  foxes in Turkey.

Paper in Turkish

Title: T\ürkiye\’de Bir K{\i}z{\i}l Tilkide (Vulpes vulpes) Felicola (Suricatoecus) vulpis (Phthiraptera: Trichodectidae)Enfestasyonunun {\.I}lk Bildirimi

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Trafik kazas{\i} sonucu \ölm\ü{\c s} olarak Ondokuz May{\i}s \Üniversitesi Veteriner Fak\ültesi Parazitoloji Anabilim Dal{\i}\’na, getirilen bir k{\i}z{\i}l tilkinin (Vulpes vulpes) makroskobik muayenesinde ektoparazit enfestasyonu tespit edilmi{\c s}tir. Toplanan kene, bit ve pire \örnekleri \%70\’lik\  alkolde\  muhafaza\  edilmi{\c s}tir.\  Mikroskobik\  incelemede\  kene\  \örneklerinin\  Haemaphysalis\  erinacei\  (Acari:\  Ixodidae),\  pire\  \örneklerinin Chaetopsylla globiceps (Siphonaptera; Vermipsyllidae), bit \örneklerinin ise Felicola (Suricatoecus) vulpis (Phthiraptera: Trichodectidae)\  oldu{\u g}u\  tespit\  edilmi{\c s}tir.\  Yap{\i}lan\  bu\  \çal{\i}{\c s}ma\  ile\  T\ürkiye\’de\  tilkilerde\  ilk\  defa\  Felicola\  (Suricatoecus)\  vulpis\  tespit edilmi{\c s}tir.Anahtar Kelimeler:Felicola (Suricatoecus) vulpis, Vulpes vulpes, Phthiraptera, T\ürkiye

}, keywords = {First Record, Turkey}, issn = {2146-3077}, doi = {10.4274/tpd.galenos.2021.7047}, url = {http://www.turkiyeparazitolderg.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/first-recorded-felicola-isuricatoecus-vulpis-phthi/47622}, author = {G{\"o}khan Eren and G{\"u}rler, Ali T{\"u}may and Gen{\c c}ay_Top{\c c}u, Elif Burcu and Tu{\u g}{\c c}e Tuygun and A{\c c}ici, Mustafa} }