Knemidokoptiasis in a Wild Bird, the Little Spiderhunter ( Arachnothera longirostra cinereicollis), in Sumatra, Indonesia

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​Knemidokoptiasis in a Wild Bird, the Little Spiderhunter ( Arachnothera longirostra cinereicollis), in Sumatra, Indonesia​
Janra, M. N.; Herwina, H.; Febria, F. A.; Darras, K.   & Mulyani, Y. A.​ (2019) 
Journal of Wildlife Diseases55(2) pp. 509​-511​.​ DOI: https://doi.org/10.7589/2018-02-054 

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Authors
Janra, Muhammad N.; Herwina, Henny; Febria, Fuji A.; Darras, Kevin ; Mulyani, Yeni A.
Abstract
We report knemidokoptiasis in a wild male Little Spiderhunter ( Arachnothera longirostra cinereicollis; family Nectariniidae; order Passeriformes) from Jambi, Sumatra, Indonesia, in September 2017. Microscopic examination of a scraping from its leg lesion revealed the presence of Knemidocoptes jamaicensis as the cause of the condition.
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2019
Journal
Journal of Wildlife Diseases 
Project
SFB 990: Ökologische und sozioökonomische Funktionen tropischer Tieflandregenwald-Transformationssysteme (Sumatra, Indonesien) 
SFB 990 | B | B09: Oberirdische Biodiversitätsmuster und Prozesse in Regenwaldtransformations-Landschaften 
ISSN
0090-3558
eISSN
1943-3700
Language
English
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sfb990_journalarticles; sfb990_abs

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