Coşkun Gökçe, Çetin Hüseyin
Akdeniz Üniversitesi, Fen Fakültesi, Biyoloji Bölümü, Antalya, Türkiye.
Turkiye Parazitol Derg. 2018 Dec;42(4):277-280. doi: 10.5152/tpd.2018.5971.
Many pet owners are taking precautions to protect their cats and dogs from ectoparasites only during the spring and summer months. However, some studies have shown that fleas can also be found as parasites on pets during winter. In this research, we investigated the species composition of fleas infesting cats and dogs that were brought to a veterinary clinic in Muratpasa, Antalya during the 3-months survey period.
In total, 50 domestic animals were examined between December 1, 2017 and February 28, 2018. Species of fleas were identified after being collected from pets.
Total 152 fleas, belonging to 2 different species, were recovered from pets. Of the domestic animals, 46% were cats (23) and 54% were dogs (27). Twenty two cats were infested with only Ctenocephalides felis. Nineteen dogs were infested with only Ct. felis, 5 dogs infested with only Ct. canis, and 3 dogs infested with both Ct. felis and Ct. canis.
This research showed that infestation with fleas should be monitored and controlled in both cats and dogs during winter months as well.
许多宠物主人仅在春季和夏季采取预防措施来保护他们的猫和狗免受体外寄生虫侵害。然而，一些研究表明，冬季宠物身上也能发现跳蚤寄生。在本研究中，我们调查了在3个月的调查期内带到安塔利亚省穆拉特帕萨一家兽医诊所的猫和狗身上跳蚤的种类组成。
2017年12月1日至2018年2月28日期间，共检查了50只家养动物。从宠物身上收集跳蚤后对其种类进行鉴定。
从宠物身上共采集到152只跳蚤，分属2个不同物种。在家养动物中，46%为猫（23只），54%为狗（27只）。22只猫仅感染猫栉首蚤。19只狗仅感染猫栉首蚤，5只狗仅感染犬栉首蚤，3只狗同时感染猫栉首蚤和犬栉首蚤。
本研究表明，冬季也应对猫和狗身上的跳蚤感染情况进行监测和控制。
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