Ugbomoiko U S, Obiamiwe B A
Department of Biological Sciences, Bendel State University, Ekpoma, Nigeria.
Angew Parasitol. 1991 Aug;32(3):143-8.
A total of 174 small mammalian hosts were trapped in Ekpoma, Bendel State, Nigeria from October, 1986 to September, 1987 and examined for ectoparasites. 108 infested hosts had 10 species of ectoparasites comprising three species of mites (Laelaps (Echinolaelaps) muricola, Laelaps (E.) gigantea and Laelaps (E.) echidninus); two species of ticks (Amblyomma variegatum and Ixodes sp.); two species of fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis and X. braziliensis); and on especies each of sucking lice (Polyplax spinulosa) and subcutaneous larvae of Cordylobia anthropophaga. Rise in seasonal rainfall positively influenced the incidence of C. anthropophaga and adult fleas, but decrease reduced the incidence of ticks, mites and lice. The incidence of parasitic infestation was influenced by age of host, but not by the sex. Ectoparasite distribution was uneven on their hosts.
1986年10月至1987年9月期间，在尼日利亚本德尔州埃克波马共捕获了174只小型哺乳动物宿主，并对其体外寄生虫进行了检查。108只受感染的宿主身上有10种体外寄生虫，包括三种螨类（鼠型厉螨（棘厉螨属）、巨大厉螨（棘厉螨属）和刺厉螨（棘厉螨属））；两种蜱类（变异革蜱和硬蜱属）；两种跳蚤（印鼠客蚤和巴西客蚤）；以及各一种吸虱（多板棘虱）和人皮蝇的皮下幼虫。季节性降雨的增加对人皮蝇和成年跳蚤的发生率有积极影响，但降雨减少则降低了蜱、螨和虱的发生率。寄生虫感染的发生率受宿主年龄的影响，但不受性别影响。体外寄生虫在其宿主身上的分布不均匀。
