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Molecular detection of Trypanosoma spp. in Lipoptena cervi and Lipoptena fortisetosa (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) and their potential role in the transmission of pathogens

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2020

Joanna Werszko Open the ORCID record for Joanna Werszko [Opens in a new window] ,
Żaneta Steiner-Bogdaszewska ,
Witold Jeżewski ,
Tomasz Szewczyk ,
Grzegorz Kuryło ,
Marek Wołkowycki ,
Piotr Wróblewski  and
Grzegorz Karbowiak
Joanna Werszko*
Affiliation:
Witold Stefański Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818, Warsaw, Poland
Żaneta Steiner-Bogdaszewska
Affiliation:
Witold Stefański Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818, Warsaw, Poland
Witold Jeżewski
Affiliation:
Witold Stefański Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818, Warsaw, Poland
Tomasz Szewczyk
Affiliation:
Witold Stefański Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818, Warsaw, Poland
Grzegorz Kuryło
Affiliation:
Institute of Forest Sciences, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Białystok University of Technology, Wiejska 45e, 15-351, Białystok, Poland
Marek Wołkowycki
Affiliation:
Institute of Forest Sciences, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Białystok University of Technology, Wiejska 45e, 15-351, Białystok, Poland
Piotr Wróblewski
Affiliation:
Witold Stefański Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818, Warsaw, Poland
Grzegorz Karbowiak
Affiliation:
Witold Stefański Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818, Warsaw, Poland
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Author for correspondence: Joanna Werszko, E-mail: joanna.werszko@gmail.com
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Abstract

The family Hippoboscidae is a less known group of blood-sucking flies. Deer ked are particularly important for animal health; they may act as potential vectors of disease to ungulates, and may transmit pathogens to animals and humans. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of Trypanosoma (Megatrypanum) DNA in deer keds using molecular methods. Results prove the presence of Megatrypanum trypanosome DNA in the studied winged adult deer keds and this is the first detection of this pathogen in Lipoptena fortisetosa. In addition, this paper evidences the occurrence of L. fortisetosa in two new locations: one in the Białowieża Primeval Forest, and another in the Strzałowo Forest Inspectorate (Piska Forest), both in north-eastern Poland.

Keywords

HippoboscidaeLipoptena cerviLipoptena fortisetosaMegatrypanumTrypanosoma
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Review Article
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Parasitology , Volume 147 , Issue 14 , December 2020 , pp. 1629 - 1635
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