Investigation of avian louse flies as potential vectors of protozoan and bacterial pathogens of veterinary importance.
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-29340-4
Abstract: Avian louse flies (Hippoboscidae: Ornithomyinae) are blood-feeding parasites with largely unexplored vector potential, although they have been implicated in the transmission of pathogens of medical and veterinary relevance, such as West-Nile virus, Babesia and Trypanosoma… read more here.
Keywords: avian louse; bacterial pathogens; louse; flies potential ... See more keywords
Characterizing the microbiome of ectoparasitic louse flies feeding on migratory raptors
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234050
Abstract: Louse flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) are obligate ectoparasites that often cause behavioral, pathogenic, and evolutionary effects on their hosts. Interactions between ectoparasites and avian hosts, especially migrating taxa, may influence avian pathogen spread in tropical and… read more here.
Keywords: louse flies; microbiome ectoparasitic; ectoparasitic louse; louse ... See more keywords