Abstract Background The human flea, Pulex irritans, is widespread globally and has a long
association with humans, one of its principal hosts. Its role in plague transmission is still …

Understanding rodent-ectoparasite interactions and the factors driving them is important in
understanding the epidemiology of diseases involving an arthropod vector. Fleas are the …

Abstract Background Fleas (Insecta: Siphonaptera) are obligatory hematophagous
ectoparasites of humans and animals and serve as vectors of many disease-causing agents …

Simple Summary Members of Siphonaptera are commonly known as fleas. With more than
2500 species described worldwide, they constitute one of the most important parasites in our …

This overview of extant Siphonaptera lists 19 families with major hosts and their general
distribution, estimated numbers of genera, species, and subspecies, with a brief taxonomic …

From a phylogenetic point of view, the Malacopsyllidae family and the Rhopalopsillidae
family (comprising Parapsyllinae and Rhopalopsyllinae subfamilies) have been traditionally …

Wild and domestic carnivores share ectoparasites, although molecular evidence is lacking.
The goals of this study were to describe tick and flea infestation in sympatric free‐ranging …

Trichuris trichiura is a nematode considered as the whipworm present in humans and
primates. The systematics of the genus Trichuris is complex. Morphological studies of …

The taxonomic status of Leptopsyllidae family has remained controversial over the years.
Thus, some entomologists placed this group of fleas within Ceratophyllidae family …

Fleas are one of the most common ectoparasites in warm-blooded mammals and an
important vector of zoonotic diseases with serious medical implications. We sequenced the …