Journal of Veterinary Parasitology
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2023
  • Volume: 37
  • Issue: 1

Occurrence of Laemobothrion maximum and Degeeriella fulva lice infestation in black kites (Milvus migrans)

  • Author:
  • Diksha Lade, Rupesh Verma1,*, Devendra N. Podhade, Giridhari Das1, Yogendra Kumar Sinha, Shobha Jawre
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Published Online: Feb 15, 2024
  • Page Number: 60 to 63

1Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur–482001, Madhya Pradesh, India

School of Wildlife Forensic and Health, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur–482001, Madhya Pradesh, India

*Corresponding author. Email: vrupesh77@gmail.com

Online Published on 15 February, 2024.

Abstract

The present study recorded the occurrence of chewing lice Laemobothrion maximum and Degeeriella fulva on six rescued black kites (Milvus migrans). This is the first documentation of D. fulva lice infestation in black kites from India.

Keywords

Laemobothrion maximum, Degeeriella fulva, Black kites