Current Knowledge of Turkey’s Louse Fauna
2010; Galenos Yayinevi; Volume: 34; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.5152/tpd.2010.17
ISSN2146-3077
AutoresAbdullah INCI, Alparslan Yıldırım, Bilal Dik, Önder Düzlü,
Tópico(s)Vector-borne infectious diseases
ResumoThe current knowledge on the louse fauna of birds and mammals in Turkey has not yet been completed.Up to the present, a total of 109 species belonging to 50 genera of lice have been recorded from animals and humans, according to the morphological identifi cation.Among the avian lice, a total of 43 species belonging to 22 genera were identifi ed in Ischnocera (Philopteridae).35 species belonging to 14 genera in Menoponidae were detected and only 1 species was found in Laemobothriidae in Amblycera.Among the mammalian lice, a total of 20 species belonging to 8 genera were identifi ed in Anoplura.8 species belonging to 3 genera in Ischnocera were determined and 2 species belonging to 2 genera were detected in Amblycera in the mammalian lice.(Turkiye
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