Parasitic prevalence in bat fauna captured from selected sites in northwestern Pakistan-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Parasitic prevalence in bat fauna captured from selected sites in northwestern Pakistan

Published:2021-09 Issue:3 Volume:81 Page:776-784
ISSN:1678-4375
Container-title:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Short-container-title:Braz. J. Biol.

Author:

Hamidullah ¹^ORCID,Javid A.²^ORCID,Rasheed S. B.¹^ORCID,Ullah A.¹^ORCID,Attaullah ³^ORCID,Ahmad Q. A.⁴^ORCID,Khan M. I.¹^ORCID,Shahbaz M.⁵^ORCID,Anwar K.⁶^ORCID,Khan W.⁷^ORCID,Ahmad Z.⁸^ORCID,Ullah I.⁹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. University of Peshawar, Pakistan

2. University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pakistan

3. Hazara University, Pakistan

4. Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pakistan

5. Women University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan

6. Veterinary Research and Diseases Investigation Center, Pakistan

7. University of Malakand, Pakistan

8. Lahore College for Women University, Pakistan

9. University of Agriculture, Pakistan

Abstract

Abstract Present study was conducted to record ecotoparasitic prevalence in bat fauna of the northwestern parts of Pakistan. A total of 204 bat specimens representing 14 species were captured during a two year survey, extending from June 2015 through May 2016. A species of soft ticks Argas vespertilionis was identified from 23 bat specimens. Similarly, members of the family Dermanyssoidae (dermanyssoid mites) were isolated from 10 bat specimens, that of Spinturnicidae (spinturnicid mites) from 3 and Streblidae (bat flies) from 2 bat specimens. These parasites were collected using entomological tweezers and were identified on morphological basis. Further studies on parasitic prevalence, molecular characterization of bat parasites and their control measures are recommended.

Publisher

FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

Subject

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Link

http://www.scielo.br/pdf/bjb/v81n3/1519-6984-bjb-1519-6984231004.pdf

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