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...
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| author | Norhidayu, S. Mohd Zain, S.N. Jeffery, J. Lewis, J.W. |
| author_facet | Norhidayu, S. Mohd Zain, S.N. Jeffery, J. Lewis, J.W. |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-46672014-12-11T02:22:58Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/4667/ The Dog Louse Heterodoxus spiniger from stray cats in Penang, Malaysia Norhidayu, S. Mohd Zain, S.N. Jeffery, J. Lewis, J.W. QH301 Biology 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. 2012 Article PeerReviewed Norhidayu, S. and Mohd Zain, S.N. and Jeffery, J. and Lewis, J.W. (2012) The Dog Louse Heterodoxus spiniger from stray cats in Penang, Malaysia. Tropical Biomedicine, 29 (2). pp. 301-303. ISSN 0127-5720, http://apps.webofknowledge.com/InboundService.do?SID=T2EpeE12fJAf13fGiOb&product=WOS&UT=000305489600014&SrcApp=EndNote&DestFail=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.webofknowledge.com&Init=Yes&action=retrieve&Func=Frame&customersID=ResearchSoft&SrcAuth=ResearchSoft&IsProduct |
| spellingShingle | QH301 Biology Norhidayu, S. Mohd Zain, S.N. Jeffery, J. Lewis, J.W. The Dog Louse Heterodoxus spiniger from stray cats in Penang, Malaysia |
| title | The Dog Louse Heterodoxus spiniger from stray cats in Penang, Malaysia |
| title_full | The Dog Louse Heterodoxus spiniger from stray cats in Penang, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | The Dog Louse Heterodoxus spiniger from stray cats in Penang, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Dog Louse Heterodoxus spiniger from stray cats in Penang, Malaysia |
| title_short | The Dog Louse Heterodoxus spiniger from stray cats in Penang, Malaysia |
| title_sort | dog louse heterodoxus spiniger from stray cats in penang malaysia |
| topic | QH301 Biology |
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