Seasonal changes in prevalence and intensity of Hypoderma actaeon in Cervus elaphus from central Spain.
Hypodermosis in red deer, Cervus elaphus Linnaeus (Artilodactyla: Cervidae), caused by the warble fly, Hypoderma actaeon Latreille (Diptera: Oestridae), was studied at Quintos de Mora (Toledo, Spain) over a one-year period between October 1994 and September 1995. One hundred and twenty-five red deer were examined for the presence of warble fly larvae. The prevalence of warbles was 44.8% and the intensity of infection was 38.29 (SD +/- 61.32) warbles/deer infected. Clear seasonal variations were observed in prevalence and intensity, with the highest values in the autumn and winter. Statistically significant differences were observed in prevalence and intensity among age groups. In contrast, no differences were found in prevalence and intensity between males and females.
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Departamento de Patología Animal I, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. jmalunda@eucmax.sim.ucm.es
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D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D003670:Deer / Q000469:parasitology*; D004175:Diptera / Q000254:growth & development*; D005260:Female; D007000:Hypodermyiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012621:Seasons; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology