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- Title
PRIMER REGISTRO DE PULGAS (INSECTA, SIPHONAPTERA) EN POBLACIONES DE Lycalopex (CARNIVORA, CANIDAE) DE LA PATAGONIA ARGENTINA.
- Authors
Sanchez, Juliana P.; Travaini, Alejandro; Rodríguez, Alejandro; Lareschi, Marcela
- Abstract
Fleas are recorded for the first time on Lycalopex griseus and Lycalopex culpaeus from Patagonia (Parque Nacional Bosques Petrificados de Jaramillo and Parque Nacional Monte León). The collected fleas (n = 151 Prevalence [P] = 80.80%, Mean abundance [MA] = 5.80, Mean intensity [MI] = 7.19) were identified as: Pulex irritans (n=144, P=80.80 %, MA =5.54, MI= 6.85) and Polygenis (Polygenis) platensis (n = 7, P = 19.20%, MA = 0.27, MI = 1.40). Pulex irritans is a recognized vector of several pathogens; its presence in L. culpaeus of Santa Cruz extends its geographic distribution towards the south, representing a potential health risk. This is the first record of P. (P.) platensis in Lycalopex. Since P. platensis parasites mainly rodents, this association would imply a predator-prey relationship, a common route of colonization in fleas.
- Publication
Journal of Neotropical Mammalogy / Mastozoologia Neotropical, 2018, Vol 25, Issue 1, p251
- ISSN
0327-9383
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.31687/saremMN.18.25.1.0.22