@article {96129, title = {Molecular detection of microorganisms in lice collected from farm animals in Northeastern Algeria}, journal = {Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases}, volume = {74}, year = {2021}, month = {Feb-01-2021}, abstract = {

Lice (Phthiraptera) are highly specific insects organized into four suborders (Anoplura, amblycera, ischnocera and rhynchophthirina). Lice may affect human and animal health. Our objective was to study the bacterial community of lice collected in Algeria. Using molecular tools, we were able to identify by real time PCR the presence of Coxiella burnetii DNA in 1\% (3/300) Linognathus africanus and in 0.3\% (1/300) Linognathus vituli collected from goats and cattle respectively. We also detected the presence of\  Anaplasmataceae bacteria in Bovicola bovis, L. vituli from cattle and in L. africanus from goats. By standard PCR\’s and sequencing, we were able to identify Anaplasma ovis in L. africanus as well as a novel Anaplasmataceae sp genotype corresponding probably to a new genus within this family.

}, keywords = {Anaplasmataceae, cattle, Coxiella burnetii, Goats., Phthiraptera, sheep}, issn = {0147-9571}, doi = {10.1016/j.cimid.2020.101569}, url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0147957120301582}, author = {Basma Ouarti and Oleg Mediannikov and Souad Righi and Ahmed Benakhla and Didier Raoult and Parola,Phillipe} } @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} }