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Ectoparasites infesting animals living in close contact with human beings: a real trouble for One Health perspective?

The number of domestic animals living with human beings is rapidly increasing in parallel with an enhanced risk of transmission of their parasites and the pathogens they might carry. The aim of this study was to assess the occurrence of hematophagous arthropods infesting domestic animals from Northeaster...

Molecular Evidence of Rickettsia felis in Phereoeca sp

Abstract Rickettsia felis is an obligate intracellular bacterium capable of infecting ticks, fleas, lice, and other arthropods. This bacterium is classified as a member of the Transitional Group (TRG) Rickettsia. It is known the evidence of R. felis mutualistic and obligatory relationship with some eukar...

Efficacy of afoxolaner in the flea control in experimentally infested cats

Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a single dose of oral afoxolaner in controlling fleas in cats. Fourteen cats were used. The cats were given identification numbers, housed individually, artificially infested with Ctenocephalides felis felis, and treated (or not) with afoxola...

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner sign: a hallmark of flea and bedbug bites

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (5), 2018
Abstract: Human, dog, and cat fleas, as well as bedbugs, feed by biting their victims, causing acute prurigo, which is aggravated in sensitized victims (papular urticaria). The lesions appear in the classic "breakfast, lunch, and dinner" pattern. There are two main explanations: the parasites "map" the s...

Urticaria papular y sus agentes causales en Colombia

Biomédica (Bogotá); 36 (4), 2016
Resumen La urticaria papular es una enfermedad alérgica causada por la picadura de insectos, la cual predomina en el trópico. El objetivo de esta revisión fue profundizar en sus aspectos epidemiológicos e inmunológicos, particularmente con base en datos publicados en Latinoamérica. Se hizo una revi...

Does hair coat length affect flea infestation in naturally infested dogs?

Abstract The Siphonaptera are parasitic insects of endothermic animals and Ctenocephalides felis and Pulex irritans are important parasites of dogs. This study evaluated the effect of hair coat length and time of year on the population size of C. felis and P. irritans in naturally infested dogs. Fleas we...

Ectoparasitos de cães e gatos da cidade de Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil
Ectoparasites on cats and dogs from Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil

Acta amaz; 36 (4), 2006
São apresentados resultados da coleta de ectoparasitos em cães e gatos entre agosto de 2001 e maio de 2002 em diferentes bairros da cidade Manaus. No cão foram encontrados: Ctenocephalides f. felis (Bouché, 1835) (Siphonaptera, Pulicidae), Heterodoxus spiniger (Enderlein, 1909)(Phthiraptera, Boopidae...

Enfermedades cutáneas producidas por algunos artrópodos en Chile
Cutaneous diseases caused by some arthropods in Chile

Rev. chil. dermatol; 16 (1), 2000
Existen muchos artrópodos que afectan al hombre y a animales. Algunos artrópodos sólo producen manifestaciones cutáneas o sistémicas, otros son vectores de diversas enfermedades. Las picaduras y mordeduras de artrópodos son un motivo de consulta muy frecuente en la práctica dermatológica diaria, ...

Manifestaciones cutáneas de las picaduras y mordeduras por algunos artrópodos en Chile
Skin manifestations of bites and stings of some arthropods in Chile

Rev. chil. dermatol; 16 (4), 2000
Gran cantidad de especies de artrópodos pueden afectar al hombre, siendo atraídos hacia el huésped por el calor corporal, la sudoración, el dióxido de carbono del aire exhalado, el olor corporal, la microflora cutánea, la sobreinfección bacteriana y ciertos colores en la vestimenta. Estos, entre o...