TY - JOUR T1 - Molecular detection of microorganisms in lice collected from farm animals in Northeastern Algeria JF - Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Y1 - 2021 DO - 10.1016/j.cimid.2020.101569 A1 - Basma Ouarti A1 - Oleg Mediannikov A1 - Souad Righi A1 - Ahmed Benakhla A1 - Didier Raoult A1 - Parola,Phillipe KW - Anaplasmataceae KW - cattle KW - Coxiella burnetii KW - Goats. KW - Phthiraptera KW - sheep AB -

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.

VL - 74 UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0147957120301582 IS - 101569 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - 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 JF - International Journal of Poultry Science Y1 - 2013 DO - 10.3923/ijps.2013.721.725 A1 - Ilyes Medjouel A1 - Ahmed Benakhla A1 - Kheira Senouci A1 - Hanene Djelil A1 - Fouzi Matallah SP - 721 EP - 725 KW - Algeria KW - Chewing lice KW - chickens KW - Phthiraptera KW - rural AB -

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.

VL - 12 UR - http://www.scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijps.2013.721.725 IS - 12 JO - International J. of Poultry Science ER -