INFESTATION WITH COMMON AND SPECIFIC ECTOPARASIS SPECIES IN DOMESTIC PALMIPEDS FROM THE ANATIDAE FAMILY (DUCKS, GEESE) IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
Maria ZAMORNEA, Dumitru ERHAN, Ștefan RUSU, Oleg CHIHAI, Universitatea de Stat din Moldova
Abstract
The results of parasitological research obtained on domestic palmipeds from the Anatidae family (ducks, geese)
carried out during 2024 demonstrated that they are infested with 11 species of parasitic agents belonging to 2 classes
(Insecta, Arachnida), 5 families (Trinotonidae, Philopteridae, Menoponidae, Dermanyssidae, Argasidae) and 7 genera (Anatoecus, Anaticola, Trinoton, Menopon, Lipeurus, Dermanyssus, Argas). At the same time, it has been established that the species recorded in domestic palmipeds (ducks, geese) are also common in some domestic and wild
gallinaceous species (chickens, pheasants, quails, pigeons), as well as in wild aquatic palmipeds. The species Trinoton anserinum parasitizes many species of wild waterfowl, including swans and geese, and serves as an intermediate
host in the life cycle of the nematode Sarconema eurycerca, which causes a heart infection and subsequent death.
The species Argas persicus established in geese is dangerous and transmits numerous pathogens (Borrelia anserina)
to animals, including humans.
Keywords: ducks, geese, ectoparasites, malophagous, specific.
