Title |
Hippobosca longipennis - a potential intermediate host of a species of Acanthocheilonema in dogs in northern India
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Published in |
Parasites & Vectors, July 2011
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DOI | 10.1186/1756-3305-4-143 |
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Authors |
Puteri Azaziah Megat Abd Rani, Glen T Coleman, Peter J Irwin, Rebecca J Traub |
Abstract |
Hippobosca longipennis (the 'dog louse fly') is a blood sucking ectoparasite found on wild carnivores such as cheetahs and lions and domesticated and feral dogs in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, including China. Known as an intermediate host for Acanthocheilonema dracunculoides and a transport host for Cheyletiella yasguri, it has also been suggested that H. longipennis may be a vector for other pathogens, including Acanthocheilonema sp.? nov., which was recently reported to infect up to 48% of dogs in northern India where this species of fly is known to commonly infest dogs. To test this hypothesis, hippoboscid flies feeding on dogs in Ladakh in northern India were collected and subjected to microscopic dissection. |
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