Moose fly
- Authors: Kutsenko V.P.1, Yasynova A.Y.1, Bezvulyak E.I.2, Lustina O.M.3, Seliverstov P.V.2,3
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Affiliations:
- St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russia of the Russian Federation
- National Medical Research Center named after V.A. Almazov of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
- VmedA im. CM. Kirov
- Issue: Vol 24, No 7 (2022)
- Pages: 36-40
- Section: Prevention issues
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/0025-8342/article/view/147982
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29296/25879979-2022-07-08
- ID: 147982
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Abstract
Deer bloodsucker (Lipoptena cervi, L. 1758), also known as “moose fly”, “moose louse”, “deer ked” (English) is a widespread specialized blood-sucking parasite of warm-blooded animals belonging to the family Hippoboscidae, order Diptera. The main hosts of Lipoptena cervi are representatives of the Cervidae family. The function of flying individuals is to search for a host and resettlement. This form in the development cycle of the deer bloodsucker is very important, if the bloodsucker does not attack the host for several days, it will die. This explains its activity and importunity of the attack, including on humans. In addition to causing inconvenience upon contact, the moose fly is a carrier of pathogens. In Russia, it is little studied and remains in the shadow of the main carriers – Ixodes ticks (Ixodes). And the main problem of the moose fly is its participation in the transmission of etiological agents of vector-borne diseases, such as Lyme disease, tick-borne encephalitis, babesiosis, rickettsiosis. It is important to note that the use of aerosols and specialized anti-mosquito suits as a counter to the molestation of bloodsuckers has not been confirmed.
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Valeriy Petrovich Kutsenko
St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russia of the Russian Federation
Email: val9126@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9755-1906
Ph.D. Sci., Associate Professor, Department of Modern Methods of Diagnostics and Radiobeam Therapy named after V.I. Professor S.A. Reinberg
Russian Federation, 194100, St. Petersburg, st. Lithuanian, d.2Aitan Yaver Yasynova
St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russia of the Russian Federation
Email: leii3329@gmail.com
student
Russian Federation, 194100, St. Petersburg, st. Lithuanian, d.2Ekaterina Igorevna Bezvulyak
National Medical Research Center named after V.A. Almazov of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Email: ekaterina.bezvulyak@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1809-4597
Laboratory Assistant, Department of Clinical and Laboratory Diagnostics
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, st. Akkuratova, d. 2Olga Mikhailovna Lustina
VmedA im. CM. Kirov
Email: lustina1958@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3657-9627
senior nurse 2nd (Department of Therapy for Advanced Training)
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgPavel V. Seliverstov
National Medical Research Center named after V.A. Almazov of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation; VmedA im. CM. Kirov
Author for correspondence.
Email: seliverstov-pv@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5623-4226
Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, 2nd Department (of Therapy for Advanced Training)
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, st. Akkuratova, d. 2; Saint PetersburgReferences
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