First Recorded Felicola (Suricatoecus) vulpis (Phthiraptera: Trichodectidae) Infestation in a Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) in Turkey

• Main Authors: Gökhan Eren, Ali Tümay Gürler, Elif Burcu Gençay Topçu, Tuğçe Tuygun, Mustafa Açıcı
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2021-06-01
• Series: Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi
• Subjects: felicola (suricatoecus) vulpis; vulpes vulpes; phthiraptera; turkey
• Online Access: http://www.turkiyeparazitolderg.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/first-recorded-felicola-isuricatoecus-vulpis-phthi/47622

Ectoparasite infestation was detected in a macroscopic examination of a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) that was brought dead to the Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Ondokuz Mayıs University Collected tick, lice and flea samples were preserved in 70% alcohol. It was determined in microscopic examination that tick samples were Haemaphysalis erinacei (Acari: Ixodidae), flea samples were Chaetopsylla globiceps (Siphonaptera; Vermipsyllidae) and chewing lice samples were Felicola (Suricatoecus) vulpis (Phthiraptera: Trichodectidae). This study first reported the existence of Felicola (Suricatoecus) vulpis from foxes in Turkey.