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PLoS One
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141554
Personal Author:
Amer, Said ; Abd El Wahab, Taher ; El Naby Metwaly, Abd ; Feng, Yaoyu ; Xiao, Lihua
Amer, Said ; Abd El Wahab, Taher ; El Naby Metwaly, Abd ; Feng, Yaoyu ; Xiao, Lihua Less -
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Species delimitation of Psoroptes spp. and identity of the parasite in water buffaloes remain poorly defined. In this study, Psoroptes infestation on three water buffalo farms in Egypt was examined based on morphometric characteristics, especially the opisthosomal setae of adult male mites. Clinical investigations showed that 28% (196/700) of the sampled animals had mange infestation. Microscopic examinations of 80 skin scrapings indicated the occurrence of Psoroptes mites in 17 (21.3%) samples, Sarcoptes mites in 27 (33.7%) samples, and the concurrence of both in 36 (45.0%) samples. Morphologically, the Psoroptes parasite was identified as Psoroptes natalensis. DNA sequence analysis of the second internal transcribed spacer (ITS2) in 11 representative samples confirmed the diagnosis and suggested the presence of a distinct variety of Psoroptes natalensis in Egypt.
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Source:
PLoS One. 10(10).
Pubmed ID:
26517834
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4627845
Document Type:
Journal Article
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CDC Public Access
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