Author : Aykut zerek , Ä°pek erdem, mehmet yaman
Keyword : Ectoparasite, fly, tick, flea, vulpes vulpes
Subject : Wildlife
Article Type : Case report
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Abstract : The aim of this case presentation is to report ectoparasites detected in one red fox. The adaptation of red foxes to urban environments and their increasing number result in an increased risk of transmission of some ectoparasites and pathogens originating from ectoparasites to humans and domestic animals. In this study, one red fox (Vulpes vulpes) which was after a traffic accident was examined for ectoparasites in the Clinic of Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Faculty of Veterinary. A total 14 flies, 13 ticks and 4 fleas were collected from the red fox. As a result of the microscopic examinations of ectoparasites, Hippobosca longipennis (9 ♀, 5 ♂), Rhipicephalus turanicus (8 ♀, 5 ♂), Ctenocephalides felis (1 ♀) and Pulex irritans (2 ♀, 1 ♂) were identified. With this study, Hippobosca longipennis was recorded from foxes for the first time in Turkey.
Article by : Ebubekir Ceylan
Article add date : 2020-12-12
How to cite : Aykut zerek , Ä°pek erdem, mehmet yaman. (2020-December-12). Ectoparasites detected on a red fox (vulpes vulpes linnaeus, 1758) in turkey and the first case of hippobosca longipennis (diptera: hippoboscidae). retrieved from https://www.openacessjournal.com/abstract/426