Table.1.
Prevalence and intensity of ectoparasites in domestic pigeons in Giza, Egypt from January 2020 to December 2020.
| Parasites | Positive cases (%) | Parasite’s intensity |
Age |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Squabs (80) |
Young (1 0 0) |
Adults (1 2 0) |
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| P. canariensis | 125 (41.6) | 1–6 | 50 (62.5%) | 65 (65%) | 10 (8.33%) |
| H. equina | 78 (26) | 1–4 | 12 (15%) | 22 (28%) | 44 (36.6%) |
| C. columbae | 21 (7) | 8–25 | 10 (12.5%) | 8 (8%) | 3 (2.5%) |
| M. gallinae | 15 (5) | 5–20 | 6 (0.75%) | 4 (4%) | 5 (4.16%) |
| D. gallinae | 1 (0.33) | – | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.33%) |
| Knemidocoptes spp. | 1(0.33) | – | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.33%) |
| Total | 241 (80.3%) | – | 78/80(97.5%) | 99/100 (99%) | 63/120 (52.5%) |