The occurrence of Hypoderma diana (Diptera: Hypodermatidae) in a herd of 15 horses was observed during a 4-year period (2010-2013) in northwest Bohemia. During this period, infestation by the warble fly H. diana increased from 12.5% in 2010 to 53.3% in 2013. Nodules were observed on the neck, back, stomach, legs, and head. The incidence of H. diana was probably influenced by the presence of a specific host mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon).
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- Diptera * MeSH
- Hypodermyiasis epidemiology veterinary MeSH
- Horses parasitology MeSH
- Horse Diseases epidemiology MeSH
- Sheep, Domestic parasitology MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Male MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic MeSH
- MeSH
- Diptera MeSH
- Animals, Wild parasitology MeSH
- Hypodermyiasis epidemiology veterinary MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Animals MeSH
- Geographicals
- Slovakia MeSH
During control measures taken against hypodermyiases a rapid drop of cattle infestation follows, but low warble fly populations persist, the extensity of invasion being up to 2--5%. In order to study these low populations experimentally isolated populations were established under conditions of Central Europe. Fundamental populations initiated by one gravid female H. bovis in a herd of young cattle consisted of 17, 25, 42 and 83 larvae, the extensity of infection being 11 to 52% and intensity of it 1.1 to 1.6 larvae per host. The persistence of low warble fly populations is due to an internal regulatory system limiting the population density of parasites in the host populations.
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- Diptera * MeSH
- Ecology MeSH
- Population Density * MeSH
- Hypodermyiasis parasitology veterinary MeSH
- Larva MeSH
- Cattle Diseases parasitology MeSH
- Cattle MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Cattle MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- English Abstract MeSH
- Journal Article MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czechoslovakia MeSH
