Spirocerca lupi is a parasitic nematode of dogs, that causes significant morbidity and mortality. Its intermediate hosts in Israel have never been described. The aim of this study was therefore to identify the intermediate hosts of S. lupi in Israel and to describe their abundance and annual infection rate with the nematode, in different microenvironments (i.e., the effects of irrigation and shade) in an endemic area. Dog dung pads were collected every 2 months from two different public parks for 1 year. Dung beetles were identified to the species level in infested dog feces and were examined for the presence of S. lupi larvae through dissection. The Scarabid beetle Onthophagus sellatus was the most abundant dung beetle species in dog dung pads and the only one infected with S. lupi larvae. The minimal period for development of the S. lupi L3 infective stage was 7 days. Significant differences were observed between the two different microenvironments and along the year. The highest risk for infection of dogs with the nematode was during the summer, in an irrigated, shady microenvironment.
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GeoL@b APS, Via Laderchi, 3, 48018 Faenza (RA), Italy.
The onthophagine fauna of the Arabian Peninsula is reviewed. New data from public and private collections are given. The total number of Onthophagini known from the Peninsula now stands at 30 species, without taking into account dubious records, belonging to seven genera.
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Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel. Electronic address:
Spirocerca lupi is a parasitic nematode which causes spirocercosis, a severe disease of dogs. Its life cycle involves dung beetles as intermediate hosts and canids as definitive hosts. The effect of different physical conditions and chemical factors on the embryonation and hatching of S.
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Kimron Veterinary Institute, Bet-Dagan 50250, Israel.
The parasitic nematode Spirocerca lupi causes major morbidity and mortality in dogs. The scarab beetle Onthophagus sellatus is its major intermediate host in Israel. We investigated the prevalence of beetle infection by S.
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August 2011
Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, POB 12, Herzel St., Rehovot 76100, Israel.
Spirocerca lupi is a parasitic nematode of dogs, that causes significant morbidity and mortality. Its intermediate hosts in Israel have never been described. The aim of this study was therefore to identify the intermediate hosts of S.
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