Veterinary parasitology, regional studies and reportsAnimalsAnopluraAustriaCamelidaeCamelids
Reports of Microthoracius mazzai (Phthiraptera: Anoplura) infestations in alpaca (Vicugna pacos) herds from Austria and Germany.
David Ebmer, Johanna Czerny, Maria Sophia Unterköfler, Merlin Karbe, Robert Gruber, Ivan Stimac, Hans-Peter Fuehrer, Anja Joachim, Jutta Pikalo
Published: 202510.1016/j.vprsr.2025.101371
Abstract
Sucking lice (Phthiraptera: Anoplura) constitute obligate and permanent insect ectoparasites of mammals and exhibit a hematophagous lifestyle. In South American camelids, three species of the genus Microthoracius have been described, however, reports…
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