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Diversity and seasonality of ectoparasite burden on two species of Madagascar fruit bat,

Angelo F Andrianiaina, Santino Andry, Gwenddolen Kettenburg, Hafaliana Christian Ranaivoson, Vincent Lacoste, Philippe Dussart, Jean-Michel Heraud, Theresa M Laverty, Sarah Guth, Katherine I Young and 2 more

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12 authors.

Angelo F AndrianiainaDepartment of Zoology and Animal Biodiversity, University of Antananarivo, Madagascar.ORCID 0000-0001-7846-2000
Santino AndryDepartment of Entomology, University of Antananarivo, Madagascar.
Gwenddolen KettenburgDepartment of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, IL, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-3353-4159
Hafaliana Christian RanaivosonDepartment of Zoology and Animal Biodiversity, University of Antananarivo, Madagascar.ORCID 0000-0002-7161-5083
Vincent LacosteVirology Unit, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Antananarivo, Madagascar.
Philippe DussartVirology Unit, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Antananarivo, Madagascar.ORCID 0000-0002-1931-3037
Jean-Michel HeraudVirology Unit, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Antananarivo, Madagascar.ORCID 0000-0003-1107-0859
Theresa M LavertyDepartment of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-1727-5943
Sarah GuthDepartment of Biology, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA, United States.
Katherine I YoungDepartment of Biological Sciences, El Paso, TX, United States.
Aristide AndrianarimisaDepartment of Zoology and Animal Biodiversity, University of Antananarivo, Madagascar.ORCID 0000-0002-4839-7890
Cara E BrookDepartment of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, IL, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4276-073X

Funding

Crossing scales to predict and prevent bat virus zoonoses in a Madagascar ecosystemDP2AI171120 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI Cara Brook · 2022 to 2026
$2.5M
Investigating seasonal drivers of viral zoonoses from Madagascar fruit batsR01AI129822 · NIAID · PASTEUR INSTITUTE FROM MADAGASCAR · PI DUSSART, PHILIPPE · 2017 to 2021
$674k
NIAID NIH HHS DP2 AI171120NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI129822
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Bats are important reservoir hosts for a variety of microparasites, some of which are transmitted by ectoparasite vectors that include mites, fleas, lice, ticks, and bat flies (families Nycteribiidae and Streblidae). All of these ectoparasite taxa are known to parasitize two endemic fruit bats of Madagascar, Methods: Live Results: Ectoparasites corresponding to four broad taxa (mites, ticks, fleas, and bat flies) were recovered from 628 of 873 Conclusion: This study explores the diversity and abundance of ectoparasite burdens in two Malagasy fruit bat species, highlighting the importance of seasonal ecology and the influence of climate variables on parasitism, which correlates with resource availability.

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bat ectoparasiteBat flyDNA barcodingEidolon dupreanumMadagascarNycteribiidaePteropodidaeRousettus madagascariensisStreblidae

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PMCPMC11785112

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