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Guimarães VY, de Albuquerque ACA, do Vale E Silva AHC, Wilmsen MO, Lux Hoppe EG, Takahira RK. Island and Riverine populations of Alouatta belzebul from the Brazilian Amazon parasitized by Pediculus mjobergi. VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY- REGIONAL STUDIES AND REPORTS 2020; 22:100476. [PMID: 33308755 DOI: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2020.100476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
Mammalian lice are obligate hematophagous ectoparasites that remain on the host throughout the life cycle. This study showed an endangered wild howler species (Alouatta belzebul) parasitized by Pediculus mjobergi. Twenty-seven primates were rescued during wildlife rescue activities in the process of vegetation suppression at the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Power Plant (UHE), located on the lower Xingu River, in the Brazilian Amazon basin. Among the 27 primates examined from two vegetal formations (alluvial rainforest and liana-infested forest) areas, 13 (48.15%) were parasitized by lice with all positive primates being from alluvial rainforest. Optical and scanning electron microscopy allowed the visualization of the structures and the diagnostic characters of the lice species in greater detail expanding the current description. These results highlight the importance of considering ecological and regional features to provide a better understanding of the factors that promote parasitism.
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Affiliation(s)
- Victor Yunes Guimarães
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Animais Selvagens, Laboratório Clínico Veterinário, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" Rua Prof. Doutor Walter Mauricio Correa s/n, CEP: 18618-681 Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
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- UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho", Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Clínica Veterinária, Rua Prof. Doutor Walter Mauricio Correa s/n - Caixa Postal 560, CEP: 18618-681, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho", Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Clínica Veterinária, Rua Prof. Doutor Walter Mauricio Correa s/n - Caixa Postal 560, CEP: 18618-681, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho", Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Reprodução Animal, Via Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane km 05, 14884-900 Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
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- UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho", Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Clínica Veterinária, Rua Prof. Doutor Walter Mauricio Correa s/n - Caixa Postal 560, CEP: 18618-681, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
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Nessner CE, Andersen JJ, Renshaw MA, Giresi MM, Light JE. Characterization of 17 Novel Polymorphic Microsatellite Loci in the Mammal Chewing LouseGeomydoecus ewingi(Insecta: Phthiraptera) for Population Genetic Analyses. J Parasitol 2014; 100:873-7. [DOI: 10.1645/13-415.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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