Objective:To identify the acari present on pet Burmese pythons in Malaysia and to determine whether there is any potential public health risk related to handling of the snakes.Methods: Two sub-adult Burmese pythons ke...Objective:To identify the acari present on pet Burmese pythons in Malaysia and to determine whether there is any potential public health risk related to handling of the snakes.Methods: Two sub-adult Burmese pythons kept as pets for a period of about 6 to 7 months by different owners,were brought to an exotic animal practice for treatment.On a complete medical examination,some ticks and mites(acari) were detected beneath the dorsal and ventral scales along body length of the snakes.Ticks were directly identified and mites were mounted prior to identification.Results:A total of 12 ticks represented by 3 males,2 females and 7 nymphal stages of Rhipicephalus sanguineus(R.sanguineus) were extracted from the first python while the other one was with 25 female Ophionyssus natricis(O.natricis) mesostigmatid mites.Only adult female mites were found.These mites are common ectoparasites of Burmese pythons. Conclusions:Both the acarine species found on the Burmese pythons are known vectors of pathogens.This is the first record that R.sanguineus has been reported from a pet Burmese python in Malaysia.展开更多
本试验选择62只发病新疆多浪羊,随机分为A、B、C 3组,分别采用螨净、螨净+伊维菌素、伊维菌素三种方法治疗处理。绵羊给药后的第40 d检查绵羊背部,臀部和头部虫体寄生情况,记录3组绵羊的螨虫病治愈率。结果显示:投药后的第40 d A组、B组...本试验选择62只发病新疆多浪羊,随机分为A、B、C 3组,分别采用螨净、螨净+伊维菌素、伊维菌素三种方法治疗处理。绵羊给药后的第40 d检查绵羊背部,臀部和头部虫体寄生情况,记录3组绵羊的螨虫病治愈率。结果显示:投药后的第40 d A组、B组、C组治愈率分别为70%,100%和65%,其中B组治愈率显著高于A组和C组,差异显著(P<0.05),A组和C组之间的螨虫病治愈率差异不显著(P>0.05)。结论:采用螨净和伊维菌素联合方法对绵羊螨虫病进行处理,达到了一次性给药方式治疗绵羊螨虫病的效果,即治愈率100%。展开更多
文摘Objective:To identify the acari present on pet Burmese pythons in Malaysia and to determine whether there is any potential public health risk related to handling of the snakes.Methods: Two sub-adult Burmese pythons kept as pets for a period of about 6 to 7 months by different owners,were brought to an exotic animal practice for treatment.On a complete medical examination,some ticks and mites(acari) were detected beneath the dorsal and ventral scales along body length of the snakes.Ticks were directly identified and mites were mounted prior to identification.Results:A total of 12 ticks represented by 3 males,2 females and 7 nymphal stages of Rhipicephalus sanguineus(R.sanguineus) were extracted from the first python while the other one was with 25 female Ophionyssus natricis(O.natricis) mesostigmatid mites.Only adult female mites were found.These mites are common ectoparasites of Burmese pythons. Conclusions:Both the acarine species found on the Burmese pythons are known vectors of pathogens.This is the first record that R.sanguineus has been reported from a pet Burmese python in Malaysia.
文摘本试验选择62只发病新疆多浪羊,随机分为A、B、C 3组,分别采用螨净、螨净+伊维菌素、伊维菌素三种方法治疗处理。绵羊给药后的第40 d检查绵羊背部,臀部和头部虫体寄生情况,记录3组绵羊的螨虫病治愈率。结果显示:投药后的第40 d A组、B组、C组治愈率分别为70%,100%和65%,其中B组治愈率显著高于A组和C组,差异显著(P<0.05),A组和C组之间的螨虫病治愈率差异不显著(P>0.05)。结论:采用螨净和伊维菌素联合方法对绵羊螨虫病进行处理,达到了一次性给药方式治疗绵羊螨虫病的效果,即治愈率100%。
