Turkiye'de Bir Kizil Tilkide in Turkey

Trafik kazasi sonucu ölmüs olarak Ondokuz Mayis Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Parazitoloji Anabilim Dali'na, getirilen bir kizil tilkinin (Vulpes vulpes) makroskobik muayenesinde ektoparazit enfestasyonu tespit edilmistir. Toplanan kene, bit ve pire örnekleri %70'lik alkolde muhafaza edilmistir. Mikroskobik incelemede kene örneklerinin Haemaphysalis erinacei (Acari: Ixodidae), pire örneklerinin Chaetopsylla globiceps (Siphonaptera; Vermipsyllidae), bit örneklerinin ise Felicola (Suricatoecus) vulpis (Phthiraptera: Trichodectidae) oldugu tespit edilmistir. Yapilan bu çalisma ile Türkiye'de tilkilerde ilk defa Felicola (Suricatoecus) vulpis tespit edilmistir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Felicola (Suricatoecus) vulpis, Vulpes vulpes, Phthiraptera, Türkiye Ectoparasite infestation was detected in a macroscopic examination of a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) that was brought dead to the Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Ondokuz Mayis University Collected tick, lice and flea samples were preserved in 70% alcohol. It was determined in microscopic examination that tick samples were Haemaphysalis erinacei (Acari: Ixodidae), flea samples were Chaetopsylla globiceps (Siphonaptera; Vermipsyllidae) and chewing lice samples were Felicola (Suricatoecus) vulpis (Phthiraptera: Trichodectidae). This study first reported the existence of Felicola (Suricatoecus) vulpis from foxes in Turkey. Keywords: Felicola (Suricatoecus) vulpis, Vulpes vulpes, Phthiraptera, Turkey