Diversidad de Artrópodos Ectoparásitos de Zorra Gris (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) y Perros Domésticos en el Centro de México | Ectoparasite Arthropod Diversity of the Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) and Domestic Dogs of Central Mexico
2019
The study of the arthropod parasite community of wild and peridomestic fauna in the urban-rural-natural interphase is of public health importance, because these communities may serve as the link between possible zoonotic pathogens in the arthropod parasites and humans. This is the case of the grey fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) and peridomestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) in central Mexico. Because of freedom of movement of the dogs between the urbanized and natural environments, the possibility exists of the interchange of species of parasites between the two canids. The present study was done in central Mexico, where nine grey foxes and 21 peridomestic dogs were inspected for arthropod parasites. In total, 339 ectoparasites were found, including seven species of Siphonatera from three families and six genera (324 individuals), as well as 15 tick species of the family Ixodidae. Both canids had similar total species richness, with six ectoparasite species, but the structure of the community was different. The dominant species in both canids was Pulex simulans, suggesting that this species may play a role as a vector of important zoonotic diseases. The differences found between the two ectoparasitic communities indicates that despite the shared use of the habitat by both species, fleas were more common and had greater richness in the grey fox which indirectly reflects differences by the two canids in the use the habitats.
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