From February 1992 to March 1997, 245 European mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon) from Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park (southern Spain) were surveyed for oestrid larvae in order to estimate prevalence and mean intensity of parasitism by Oestrus ovis. Over 46 percent of the animals surveyed were infected, with a mean intensity of 9.6 larvae/host parasitized. No significant differences in prevalence rates between host sexes were observed, but older mouflons were infected with more larvae than younger ones.
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1 January 1999
Oestrid myiasis in European Mouflon from Spain
Virginia Moreno,
Jesus M. Pérez,
Pedro A. Moreno,
José E. Granados,
Isidoro Ruiz-Martinez,
Ramon C. Soriguer,
Miguel A. de Simon
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 35 • No. 1
January 1999
Vol. 35 • No. 1
January 1999
European mouflon
nasal myiasis
Oestrus ovis
Ovis orientalis musimon
sheep bot fly
survey