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Tricholiperus lipeurides (Mégnin 1884) in Mazama temama (Kerr 1792): first case report in Mexico

Authors :
Norma Mora-Collado
Dora Romero Salas
Ricardo Serna-Lagunes
Anabel Cruz-Romero
Sokani Sánchez-Montes
Otto Raúl Leyva-Ovalle
Milagros González-Hernández Milagros
Daniel Tapia-Maruri
Source :
Agro Productividad.
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Colegio de Postgraduados, 2022.

Abstract

Objective: To identify the taxonomy of lice of the family Trichodectidae present in a captive population of M. temama.Methodology: Lice were collected from 15 red brocket (Temazate) deer (M. temama) in captivity at the Unit for the Conservation, Management and Sustainable Use of Wildlife El Pochote, Ixtaczoquiltan, Veracruz, Mexico. The deer were sedated and inspected in the ventral and inguinal zone, ears and tail to collect the lice, which were observed with bright field microscopy and electron microscopy. Then, with the use of taxonomic keys, lice were identified up to species.Results: A total of 155 lice identified as Tricholiperus lipeuroides were collected in 8 females and 7 males of M. temama. The prevalence was 60% (9 out of 15 deer had lice) at an average abundance of 10 lice per deer. The inguinal and ventral zone were the areas of the body where most of the collected lice were detected. Implications: This study expands the knowledge about ectoparasites in M. temama incaptivity, recording for the first time the association of the chewing louse T. lipeuroideswith this species of deer. The deer analyzed did not present clinical signs such as hairloss. This information is not yet reported in other studies; there are no previous casereports for Mexico.Conclusions: The presence of T. lipeuroides in M. temama is reported for the first timein the UMA El Pochote, Ixtaczoquitlán, Veracruz, Mexico. Since M. temama sharessome areas of the enclosures in the UMA with O. virginianus, the Temazate became ahost of T. lipeuroides.

Subjects

Subjects :
General Medicine

Details

ISSN :
25940252 and 24487546
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Agro Productividad
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........0bc1060fede7cba003c48dd9d3a4ded0
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.32854/agrop.v15i10.2281