Knemidokoptic mange in Hawai`i `Amakihi (Hemignathus virens) on the island of Hawai`i
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Abstract
Lesions resembling knemidokoptic mange on the feet and tarsometatarsi of two Hawai`i `Amakihi (Hemignathus virens) were observed while the researchers were mist-netting wild passerines at Manuka Natural Area Reserve on the island of Hawai`i between 14 June 2007 and 19 June 2007. During subsequent mist-netting from September 2007 through February 2008, we found 26% (7/27) of the Hawai`i `Amakihi caught were similarly affected. Microscopic examination of skin scrapings from lesions of affected individuals revealed Knemidokoptes jamaicensis (Acari: Knemidokoptidae). This is the first report of Knemidokoptesspp. found in wild passerines in Hawai`i. No other wild passerines (n=573) have been found with knemidokoptic mange during our islandwide study of Hawai`i `Amakihi.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Knemidokoptic mange in Hawai`i `Amakihi (Hemignathus virens) on the island of Hawai`i |
| Series title | Journal of Wildlife Diseases |
| DOI | 10.7589/0090-3558-45.2.497 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 2009 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wildlife Disease Association |
| Contributing office(s) | Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 497 |
| Last page | 501 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Hawai`i |
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