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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
3
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2009-9-23
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pubmed:abstractText |
This article presents the results of a study on ectoparasites infesting rural dogs in Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil. Forty-one dogs from a rural community of Pernambuco were examined and 70.7% were infested by ectoparasites. The prevalence rates of infestation by ticks, fleas, and lice were 58.5, 43.9 and 22%, respectively. Of 24 dogs parasitized by ticks, 15 were exclusively infested by Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latreille) (32 females, 66 males, 9 nymphs; prevalence, 48.8%; mean intensity, 5.4), four by Amblyomma ovale Koch (33 females, 19 males; prevalence, 22%; mean intensity, 5.8), and five were coinfested by both species. Ctenocephalides felis felis (Bouché) (25 females, 8 males; prevalence, 43.9%; mean intensity, 1.9) and Heterodoxus spiniger (Enderlein) (16 females, 11 males, 10 nymphs; prevalence, 22%; mean intensity, 4.1) were the only species of flea and louse identified. Tick infestation was more frequent than flea or lice infestations (p < 0.05). No statistical difference was found by sex and age group of the dogs studied and prevalence of infestation. Overall, 48.8% (20/41) of the dogs were infested by more than one ectoparasite species.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:issn |
0103-846X
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
18
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
75-7
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:19772781-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:19772781-Brazil,
pubmed-meshheading:19772781-Dog Diseases,
pubmed-meshheading:19772781-Dogs,
pubmed-meshheading:19772781-Ectoparasitic Infestations,
pubmed-meshheading:19772781-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:19772781-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:19772781-Rural Health
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Ectoparasite infestation on rural dogs in the municipality of São Vicente Férrer, Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e Zootecnia, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Bari, Strada Provinciale per Casamassima, km 3, 70010 Valenzano, Bari, Italia. flipe@globo.com
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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