A survey of ectoparasitic arthropods on domestic animals in Tak Province, Thailand.
In July 2008 a survey of ectoparasites on domestic animals was conducted in the Royal Thai Army areas of operation along the Thai-Myanmar Border, Tak Province, Thailand. Eleven different ectoparasites were collected: two species of hard ticks (Ixodidae), three species of fleas (Siphonaptera) and 6 species of sucking or chewing lice (2 species each in the suborders Anoplura, Ischnocera and Amblycera) were collected. Domestic dogs (Canis lupusfamiliaris) (n = 94) were found infested with 2 species of flea Ctenocephalides felis orientis (86.2%) and Echidnophaga gallinacea (1.1%), one species of tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus (21.3%), and one louse species, Heterodoxus spiniger (7.4%). Domestic cats (Felis catus) (n = 6) were found infested with only flea species, Ctenocephalides felis felis (100%) and E. gallinacea (33.3%). Cattle (Bos indicus) (n = 11) had Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (72.7%), Linognathus vituli (27.3%), and Solenopotes capillatus (9.1%) present, while chickens (Gallus domesticus) (n = 10) had infestations with E. gallinacea (20%), and 3 lice species, Lipeurus caponis (10%), Goniodes dissimilis (10%) and Menopon gallinae (60%). This is believed to be the first report of S. capillatus collected in Thailand.
The Monitoring and Surveillance Center for Zoonotic Disease in Wildlife and Exotic Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. g4837556@hotmail.com
Tanasak
T
Changbunjong
Ruangrat
R
Buddhirongawatr
Sarin
S
Suwanpakdee
Jarunee
J
Siengsanan
Plern
P
Yongyuttawichai
Kecha
K
Cheewajorn
Juthathip
J
Jangjaras
Charoonluk
C
Sangloung
Parntep
P
Ratanakorn
D000818:Animals; D001181:Arthropods; D002415:Cats; D002417:Cattle; D002645:Chickens; D004285:Dogs; D004478:Ectoparasitic Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D011159:Population Surveillance; D005423:Siphonaptera; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary