[Infestation by Lynxacarus radovskyi (Tenorio, 1974) in domestic cats from Metropolitan Region of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil].
This study was performed with the aim of to investigate the infestation by the cat fur-mite Lynxacarus radovskyi in cats from Recife Metropolitan Region, State of Pernambuco, Brazil, during the period of May through December of 2003. Hair samples were taken from cats of both sexes and different ages and submitted to microscopical examination. The results showed that 75.84% (254/335) of cats were infested with L. radovskyi, but statistically significant differences were not observed among the presence of mite and sex, race and age. The results indicate that the mite L. radovskyi is endemic in this population.
Romeiro
Edenilze T
ET
Universdade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Rua Dom Manoel de Medeiros, s/n, Dois Irmãos, Recife, PE, 52171-900, Brazil. romeiro@dtr.ufrpe.br
Alves
Leucio C
LC
Soares
Ylka Maria V
YM
Matoso
Ulysses N V
UN
Faustino
Maria Aparecida da G
MA
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002415:Cats / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*