Dermanyssus gallinae in layer farms in Kosovo: A high risk for salmonella prevalence

Afrim Hamidi; Kurtesh Sherifi; Skender Muji; Behlul Behluli; Fatgzim Latifi; Avni Robaj; Rezart Postoli; Claudia Hess; Michael Hess; Olivier Sparagano

doi:10.1186/1756-3305-4-136

Dermanyssus gallinae in layer farms in Kosovo: A high risk for salmonella prevalence

Afrim Hamidi, Kurtesh Sherifi, Skender Muji, Behlul Behluli, Fatgzim Latifi, Avni Robaj, Rezart Postoli, Claudia Hess, Michael Hess, Olivier Sparagano

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Background: The poultry red mite (PRM), Dermanyssus gallinae (D.g.) is a serious ectoparasitic pest of poultry and potential pathogen vector. The prevalence of D. g. and the prevalence of Salmonella spp. within mites on infested laying poultry farms were investigated in Kosovo. Findings. In total, 14 populated layer farms located in the Southern Kosovo were assessed for D. g. presence. Another two farms in this region were investigated 6 months after depopulation. Investigated flocks were all maintained in cages, a common housing system in Kosovo. A total of eight farms were found to be infested with D. g. (50%) at varying levels, including the two depopulated farms. The detection of Salmonella spp. from D. g. was carried out using PCR. Out of the eight layer farms infested with D. g., Salmonella spp. was present in mites on three farms (37.5%). Conclusions: This study confirms the high prevalence of D. g. in layer flocks in Kosovo and demonstrates the link between this mite and the presence of Salmonella spp. on infested farms.

Original language	English
Article number	136
Journal	Parasites and Vectors
Volume	4
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-4-136
Publication status	Published - 15 Jul 2011

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Keywords

Spinosad
Poultry Production
Infestation Rate
Mite Sample
Layer Farm

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Parasitology
Infectious Diseases
Medicine(all)

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Dermanyssus gallinae in layer farms in Kosovo : A high risk for salmonella prevalence. / Hamidi, Afrim; Sherifi, Kurtesh; Muji, Skender; Behluli, Behlul; Latifi, Fatgzim; Robaj, Avni; Postoli, Rezart; Hess, Claudia; Hess, Michael; Sparagano, Olivier.

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