An initial survey of the cattle grub Dermatobia hominis (L. Jr.) in Nicaragua.
Prev Vet Med
; 61(4): 333-8, 2003 Dec 12.
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| ID: mdl-14623415
After the civil war and the Hurricane-Mitch disaster, cattlemen in Nicaragua were forced to transport their cattle from lowland areas to higher, dryer areas of the country. These areas are natural ecological niches for the cattle grub Dermatobia hominis (L. Jr.) (Diptera: Cuterebridae). To determine the importance of this infestation, the Agricultural and Livestock-Forestry Ministry selected a central area of Nicaragua to run a pioneer survey program to acquire information about hosts involved, number of cases, treatments applied and general knowledge of 42 farmers about the life cycle of the parasite. The subjects were either farm owners or farm managers. Ninety-five percentage of the farms indicated cases of D. hominis infestation in their animals, with cattle being the most affected host (100% of the affected farms). There was poor understanding of the D. hominis life cycle, vectors and control methods. A misuse of insecticides for the treatment of larval infestation by D. hominis was indicated.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças dos Bovinos
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Dípteros
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Ectoparasitoses
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Criação de Animais Domésticos
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
America central
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Nicaragua
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Prev Vet Med
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos
País de publicação:
Holanda