A survey of chewing lice of some raptors in southern Iraq, with remarks on prevalence and occurrence
Other Title(s)
مسح للقمل القارض في بعض الطيور الجارحة في جنوب العراق مع ملاحظات حول الانتشار والتواجد
Joint Authors
Abu Turab, Mufid Qasim
Abd al-Zahrah, Hisham Khayr Allah
Hatim, Ala Nazim
al-Yasir, Muhammad Jasim Muhammad
Source
Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences
Issue
Vol. 35, Issue 2 (30 Apr. 2021), pp.239-244, 6 p.
Publisher
University of Mosul College of Veterinary Medicine
Publication Date
2021-04-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract AR
أجريت هذه الدراسة لعزل و تشخيص القمل القارض من بعض الطيور الجارحة في محافظات البصرة و ذي قار و ميسان، جمعت عينات الطيور في الفترة من كانون الثاني إلى كانون الأول 2018، و قد اجري المسح باستخدام ما مجموعه 87 من الطيور الجارحة التي تنتمي إلى خمسة أنواع و هي الباشق و صقر المستنقعات والعوسق والعوسق الصغير والحدأة السوداء، سجل إصابة 58 من 87 طيراً بالقمل القارض و بنسبة إصابة بلغت 66.67٪، شخصت خمسة أنواع من القمل المتطفل على هذه الطيور و هي: Craspedorrhynchus platystomus و Degeeriella fulva و Degeeriella fusca و Degeeriella rufa و Laemobothrion maximus، جميع هذه الأنواع تشخص للمرة الأولى في العراق، سجل النوع D.
rufa أعلى نسب لاصابة الطيور الجارحة بـ 28.74٪ بينما كان C.
platystomus الأدنى بـ 10.34٪، و كان أعلى معدل انتشار للقمل بين الطيور الجارحة قد سجل في العوسق و الحدأة السوداء و بلغت نسبة الاصابة 71.43٪، بينما كان للباشق أدنى نسبة إصابة و بلغت 53.85٪، وكذلك ذكرت بعض الملاحظات و المشاهدات عن بيئة هذه الأنواع و تواجدها السنوي.
Abstract EN
This study was conducted to isolate and identify the chewing lice from some raptors in Basrah, Thi-Qar, and Missan provinces located in south of Iraq.
Samples of birds were collected from January to December 2018.
The survey was accomplished with a total of 87 raptors belonging to five species, sparrow hawk Accipiter nisus, marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus, lesser kestrel Falco naumani, kestrel Falco tinnuculus, and black kite Milvus migrans.
Totally 58 of 87 birds were infested with chewing lice, the overall prevalence was 66.67% .
Five chewing lice species were identified: Craspedorrhynchus platystomus, Degeeriella fulva, Degeeriella fusca, Degeeriella rufa, and Laemobothrion maximum.
All these species were identified in Iraq for the first time.
D.
rufa was recorded the highest prevalence in all raptors with 28.74% , whereas C.
platystomus was the lowest 10.34% .
As for the prevalence of bird's species, the highest percentage was recorded in kestrels and black kite with 71.43% , while sparrow hawk was the lowest 53.85% .
Some notes about ecology and occurrence of the chewing lice were reported.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hatim, Ala Nazim& Abu Turab, Mufid Qasim& Abd al-Zahrah, Hisham Khayr Allah& al-Yasir, Muhammad Jasim Muhammad. 2021. A survey of chewing lice of some raptors in southern Iraq, with remarks on prevalence and occurrence. Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences،Vol. 35, no. 2, pp.239-244.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1256804
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Yasir, Muhammad Jasim Muhammad…[et al.]. A survey of chewing lice of some raptors in southern Iraq, with remarks on prevalence and occurrence. Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences Vol. 35, no. 2 (2021), pp.239-244.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1256804
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hatim, Ala Nazim& Abu Turab, Mufid Qasim& Abd al-Zahrah, Hisham Khayr Allah& al-Yasir, Muhammad Jasim Muhammad. A survey of chewing lice of some raptors in southern Iraq, with remarks on prevalence and occurrence. Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences. 2021. Vol. 35, no. 2, pp.239-244.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1256804
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 243-244
Record ID
BIM-1256804