02060nas a2200193   4500008004100000245009900041210006900140260000900209300001600218490000700234520144500241653001201686100001701698700002201715700002001737700001601757700002101773856007201794       2000                        eng d00aEctoparasites and gastrointestinal helminths of southern flying squirrels in southeast Georgia0 aEctoparasites and gastrointestinal helminths of southern flying   c2000  a1051 - 10550 v863 aSouthern flying squirrels (Glaucomys volans) from southeastern Georgia were examined for ectoparasites and gastrointestinal helminths. Ten species of ectoparasites were recovered, including 3 species of sucking lice (Hoplopleura trispinosa, Microphthirus uncinatus, and Neohaematopinus sciuropteri), 1 species of flea (Orchopeas howardi), 2 species of ticks (Amblyomma maculatum and Ixodes scapularis), 3 species of mesostigmatid mites (Androlaelaps casalis, A. fahrenholzi, and Haemogamasus ambulans), and 1 species of chigger (Leptotrombidium peromysci). Only the sucking lice and fleas were common on this host. M. uncinatus is reported for the first rime from eastern North America. The 2 most commonly collected ectoparasites, N. sciuropteri (prevalence = 63%) and O. howardi (prevalence = 47%), have previously been shown to be vectors of the rickettsial zoonotic agent that causes sporadic epidemic typhus. Also, 3 nematodes (Citellinema bifurcatum, Strongyloides robustus, and Syphacia thompsoni), I unidentified cestode, and 1 acanthocephalan (Moniliformis clarki) were found in flying squirrel gastrointestinal tracts. With the exception of S. thompsoni, which was common and relatively abundant in the cecum (prevalence = 94%, intensity = 51 +/- 12), both the prevalence and intensity of helminth parasites were low. The nematode S. thompsoni and the acanthocephalan M. clarki are new state records for tree squirrels in Georgia.10aFlorida1 aPung, O., J.1 aDurden, Lance, A.1 aPatrick, M., J.1 aConyers, T.1 aMitchell, L., R.  uhttp://www.phthiraptera.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/2257.pdf