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Chewing lice Trichodectes pinguis pinguis in Scandinavian brown bears ( Ursus arctos )

Esteruelas, Nuria Fandos; Malmsten, Jonas; Bröjer, Caroline; Grandi, Giulio; Lindström, Anders; Brown, Paul; Swenson, Jon E.; Evans, Alina; Arnemo, Jon Martin
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http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2430652
Date
2016
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10.1016/j.ijppaw.2016.02.002
Abstract
In April 2014 and 2015, we noted localized alopecia (neck, forelimbs, and chest) and hyperpigmentation

on two adult brown bears (Ursus arctos) captured in central-south Sweden for ecological studies under

the Scandinavian Brown Bear Research Project. In spring 2015, a brown bear was shot because of human-

wildlife conflict in the same region. This bear also had extensive alopecia and hyperpigmentation. Ec-

toparasites were collected from the affected skin areas in all three individuals and preserved in ethanol

for identification. Based on morphological characteristics, the lice were identified as Trichodectes spp. and

Trichodectes pinguis pinguis. To our knowledge, these are the first reported cases of chewing lice in free-

ranging brown bears in Scandinavia.
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Elsevier
Journal
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife

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