02681nas a2200313 4500008004100000022002500041245007400066210006900140260001600209300001400225490000700239520172500246653002701971653001501998653002602013653002802039653001702067653002302084653002102107653002502128653002602153653001102179653001502190100001802205700002602223700002002249700001502269856008302284 2022 eng d a0976-0555, 0367-672200aA Survey of the Ectoparasites Found on Wild Birds in Northwest Turkey0 aSurvey of the Ectoparasites Found on Wild Birds in Northwest Tur cMar-12-2022 a1059-10650 v573 a

Background: Turkey is home to various resident and migratory wild bird species. The aim of the present study was to investigate the ectoparasites found on 188 injured or rescued resident and migratory wild birds from Bursa and surroundings between 2015 and 2019.

Methods: Sampled birds were examined for different ectoparasites and all of the collected parasites were placed into tubes containing 70% ethyl alcohol. After mounting onto slides or fixing onto a plate, each parasite was identified to species using a light or stereo microscope.

Result: Results revealed that 88 (46.8%) of the examined wild birds were infested with one or two of 3 different species of ectoparasites. The species identified were 38 lice, three ticks and two flies. The lice were highly prevalent (40.4%) species than the flies (2.1%) and ticks (2.1%). The results also first geographically documented the lice and ked fly species as follows, with additional new host records: Fulicoffula gallinula and Pseudomenapon pilosum in the common moorhens (Gallinula chloropus); Ciconiphilus decimfasciatus in the grey heron (Ardea cinerea); Saemundssonia clayae in the Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola); Ardeicola ixobrychae in the common little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) and the ked fly as Ornithophila metallica in the Eurasian magpies (Pica pica) in Turkey. The study results provided valuable data on the ectoparasites living on migratory and resident bird species during their migration throughout northwest Turkey. Further research on the related pathogens that these ectoparasites harbor is in need.

10aActornitophilus piceus10aArdea alba10aChroicocephalus genei10aComatomenapon elongatum10aectoparasite10aIxobrychus minutus10aLarus cachinnans10aMeropsiella apiastri10aPseudomenapon pilosum10aSurvey10awild birds1 aGirisgin, Oya1 aGirisgin, Ahmet, Onur1 aCimenlikaya, N.1 aSaygin, B. uhttps://www.arccjournals.com/journal/indian-journal-of-animal-research/BF-147402477nas a2200277 4500008004100000022002500041245014500066210006900211260001600280300000900296490000700305520158800312653001701900653001001917653001301927653001501940653001401955100002801969700002501997700002102022700001802043700001902061700002402080700002402104856007102128 2021 eng d a2333-9721, 2333-970500aBacterial Pathogens in Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) and Pied Crow (Corvus albus) in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo0 aBacterial Pathogens in Cattle Egret iBubulcus ibisi and Pied Cro cJan-01-2021 a1-100 v083 a

Purpose: Our study focused on Pied Grow and Cattle Egret, two commensal and ubiquitous birds feeding in dumps and frequenting our homes. Our aim was to identify the bacteria that birds bring to our homes and could be a potential risk to Congolese health.

Method: We have done bacteriological analyses of bird feces for to explore its gut microbiota composition. The feces were collected in the uricotelic cloaca by using a swab in 52 Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis) and 23 Pied Crows (Corvus albus) captured from January 2019 to January 2020 in the same dumps from the city of Kinshasa.

Results: The findings reveal the presence of following microorganisms, namely Proteus vulgaris, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Salmonella sp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Citrobacter spp, Escherichia coli in the feces of birds. It should be noted that these birds are contaminated when they frequent and feed in landfills around our residences or hospitals. The bacterial composition of the intestinal flora estimated from feces is different from one bird to another and from the bird species to another in the same catch site.

Conclusion: Commensal birds constitute the potential sources of infectious diseases transmission if hygienic conditions are not respected, including the regular disposal and treatment of waste in the city. Molecular studies are required in order to determine the antibiotic resistance gene of these microorganisms and the impact of these bacteria on avian diversity in this region.

10aCattle egret10aDumps10aKinshasa10amicrobiota10aPied Crow1 aKisasa_Kafutshi, Robert1 aClarisse, Nduaya, N.1 aChadrack, Kafuti1 aBabby, Ekumbo1 aMichel, Ngandu1 aMarie, Liesse, Jean1 aCyprien, Mbundu, L. uhttps://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation.aspx?paperid=108542