The dog louse Heterodoxus spiniger from stray cats in Penang, Malaysia.
Stray cats collected from Georgetown, Penang from 2008 to 2010 were screened   for ectoparasites via fine-tooth combing. Two cats from a total 102 examined were infested   with the dog louse, Heterodoxus spiniger. Both cats, a juvenile male and female were found   in close contact with each other prior to capture. The number of lice ranged from 5 and 14 in   the male and female cat respectively. Other ectoparasites recovered included the common   cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis, one louse species Felicola subrostratus, one tick species   Haemaphysalis bispinosa and one mite species of Listrophoridae. The present study reports   for the first time the finding of H. spiniger on cats from peninsular Malaysia.
Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. daintyariesz@yahoo.com
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D058325:Amblycera / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D002415:Cats / Q000469:parasitology*; D058251:Ctenocephalides / Q000472:pathogenicity; D005260:Female; D058267:Flea Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary