migratory birds are most often responsible for the distribution of avian diseases in different areas and serve as hosts for most parasites, including ectoparasites. the aim of the present study was to record the distribution range of a mesostigmatic mite species, dermanyssus gallinae in barn swallow nests in urmia suburb, north west of iran. the samples were collected from 161 bird nests in 44 ...

The poultry red mite (PRM) Dermanyssus gallinae is well known for its vectorial role pathogens, such as Salmonella enterica ser. Gallinarum, the causative agent of fowl typhoid. Here, we ascertained vertical transmission S. Gallinarum across PRM life stages, combining Baudruche-based in vitro feeding system and a PRM-fitting DNA extraction detection method by qPCR. Small-sized pools (4–5 specim...