Six bird-associated louse fly species were identified and analyzed. For several species, we report here for the first time molecular and host-related data from...
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Citation: Bland DM, Long D, Rosenke R, Hinnebusch BJ (2024) Yersinia pestis can infect the Pawlowsky glands of human body lice and be transmitted by louse bite...
In the present study, we observed peak CBL counts around 150 CBL/bird in trial 1 and 200–300 CBL/bird in trial 2. These CBL counts are comparable to recent...
Chewing lice of wild birds in Iran: new data and a checklist of avian louse species reported in Iran
Introduction Lice are small (0.35–11 mm long as adults), wingless, dorsoventrally flattened insects. They are obligatory, permanent ectoparasites of birds and...