Prevalence of Oestrus ovis in small ruminants from the eastern Iberian Peninsula. A long‐term study

Oestrus ovis is an obligate parasite that causes myiasis in domestic ruminants, being commonly found in the Mediterranean area. From 2009 to 2019 a total of 3476 heads of culling sheep and goats from the Mediterranean coast of Spain were examined for the presence of O. ovis. The total prevalence was...

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Published in:Medical and veterinary entomology 2023-06, Vol.37 (2), p.330-338
Main Authors: Garijo‐Toledo, María Magdalena, Sansano‐Maestre, José, Ahuir‐Baraja, Ana Elena, Martínez‐Carrasco, Carlos, Vega, Francisco Domingo Alonso, Llobat, Lola, Ybáñez‐Carnero, María Rocío Ruiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Diptera
epidemiology
Goat Diseases - epidemiology
Goat Diseases - parasitology
Goats
Iberian Peninsula
Larva
Myiasis
Myiasis - epidemiology
Myiasis - parasitology
Myiasis - veterinary
Nasopharynx
oestrosis
Oestrus ovis
Parasites
Prevalence
Sheep
Sheep Diseases - epidemiology
Sheep Diseases - parasitology
small ruminants
Veterinary services
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Summary:Oestrus ovis is an obligate parasite that causes myiasis in domestic ruminants, being commonly found in the Mediterranean area. From 2009 to 2019 a total of 3476 heads of culling sheep and goats from the Mediterranean coast of Spain were examined for the presence of O. ovis. The total prevalence was 56.3%, significantly higher in sheep than in goats (61.2% and 43%, respectively). Differences were found in the mean annual prevalence, with the highest value being registered in 2018 (61.7%) and the lowest in 2012 (50.3%). Autumn, for sheep, and winter, for goats, were the seasons with the highest number of infested specimens. Temperature, but not rainfall, was found to be associated with prevalence (p 
ISSN:0269-283X
1365-2915
DOI:10.1111/mve.12634