Ali Medhat, Ibrahim Reda, Alahmadi Saeed, Elshazly Hayam
Department of Biology, College of Science, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, 344, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt.
J Parasitol. 2020 Nov 12;106(6):721-729. doi: 10.1645/20-64.
The prevalence of ectoparasites and intestinal helminths of different pigeon taxa in Medina, Saudi Arabia, with special emphasis on the feral pigeon, Columba livia domestica (Columbiformes: Columbidae), was evaluated. Fifty-four pigeons were examined externally for ectoparasites and 28 feral pigeons were examined for helminths. Two ectoparasites were recorded on feral C. l. domestica (Harami) pigeons, including the shaft louse Menopon gallinae (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae), and the pigeon fly, Pseudolynchia canariensis (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), with 100 and 88.90% prevalence, respectively. Ectoparasites were also collected from 5 other breeds of C. l. domestica (Pakistani, Farensi, Turki, Kori, and Qatifi). Menopon gallinae infected Pakistani, Farensi, and Turki pigeons with 100% prevalence. A third ectoparasite, the brown poultry louse, Goniodes dissimilis (Psocodea: Philopteridae), infected Farensi, Turki, and Kori pigeons at rates of 100, 50, and 50%, respectively. Qatifi pigeons were not infected with any ectoparasites. Two types of intestinal helminths were recovered from feral pigeons: cestodes of Raillietina spp. (Cyclophyllidea: Davaineidae) and nematodes of Ascaridia sp. (Ascaridida: Ascaridiidae) (with 10.71 and 3.57% prevalences, respectively). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to shed light on the parasites of pigeons in Medina, Saudi Arabia.
对沙特阿拉伯麦地那不同种类鸽子的体外寄生虫和肠道蠕虫的流行情况进行了评估，特别关注了家鸽（Columba livia domestica，鸽形目：鸠鸽科）。对54只鸽子进行了体外寄生虫检查，对28只家鸽进行了蠕虫检查。在家鸽（哈拉米）上记录到两种体外寄生虫，包括羽虱Menopon gallinae（食毛目：Menoponidae）和鸽蝇Pseudolynchia canariensis（双翅目：虱蝇科），感染率分别为100%和88.90%。还从其他5个家鸽品种（巴基斯坦、法伦西、土耳其、科里和卡提菲）中采集到了体外寄生虫。Menopon gallinae感染了巴基斯坦、法伦西和土耳其鸽子，感染率为100%。第三种体外寄生虫，棕色家禽虱Goniodes dissimilis（啮虫目：Philopteridae），分别以100%、50%和50%的感染率感染了法伦西、土耳其和科里鸽子。卡提菲鸽子未感染任何体外寄生虫。从家鸽中发现了两种肠道蠕虫：瑞列绦虫属（Cyclophyllidea：Davaineidae）的绦虫和禽蛔虫属（Ascaridida：Ascaridiidae）的线虫（感染率分别为10.71%和3.57%）。据我们所知，这是第一项揭示沙特阿拉伯麦地那鸽子寄生虫情况的研究。
