This report is designed to provide additional information regarding larval soluble proteins toward the planned development of a comprehensive database of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus proteins that elicit a humoral immune response in cattle as a result of natural ectoparasite infestation. Larval proteins of R. microplus are complex and the protein profile is not dominated by any major pro...

The members of the African mole-rat family Bathyergidae are widely distributed across sub-Saharan Africa. Despite their well-studied biology and reproductive physiology, the current knowledge of their ectoparasite fauna is limited and ambiguous due to recent revisions of the bathyergid taxonomy. The common mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus hottentotus) is 1 of the most widely distributed species ...

Different hypotheses explain variation in the occurrence of self-directed behaviour such as scratching and self-grooming: a parasite hypothesis linked with ectoparasite load, an environmental hypothesis linked with seasonal conditions and a social hypothesis linked with social factors. These hypotheses are not mutually exclusive but are often considered separately. Here, we revisited these hypo...

Study on the prevalence of ectoparasites and haemoparasites of domestic rats in parts of Akure South Local Government was carried out from July to September 2015. The rodents were trapped using locally fabricated traps. Body brushing technique was used to collect their ectoparasites. Blood samples from each rat were collected and examine using standard biological techniques. Specie of rodents c...

The ectoparasites of Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum (surubí) and P. tigrinum (chuncuina) from Río Ichilo, from oxbow lakes in the Río Ichilo floodplain and from Río Beni were studied. Sampling was carried out between August 1996 and February 1997 and in August and September 1999. Overall, the ectoparasites from the skin, the branchial cavity, the fins and the gills of 163 P. fasciatum and of 42 P. ...

We counted the numbers of pupae of two ectoparasitic flies (Protocalliphora sp. and Ornithomyia sp.) in the nests of a passerine bird, the pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) to find out if their prevalence or intensity are affected by long-term environmental pollution by a copper smelter and whether such an interaction would have impacts on birds' breeding success. Fecal metal concentrations ...

Poultry products are considered as one of the most important sources of food for humans, worldwide. Indigenous poultry production has grown in popularity among villagers and some urbanites due to simple maintenance conditions, adequate adaption of poultry to different climatic conditions, and acceptable product yield. Parasites are among the main pathogenic agents, threatening the health of pou...