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Prevalence and Seasonal Abundance of Synanthropic Filth Flies Collected from Animal-Rearing Stations in Assiut Governorate, Egypt.

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Zoology and Entomology

Abstract

Synanthropic filth flies are naturally evolved to live in close proximity to human and animal habitations, more than any other group of insects; they have a major negative economic impact, and significant veterinary and medical implications on people and animals. Although the high importance of synanthropic flies, yet, the information concerning species diversity, prevalence and seasonal abundance of these flies in Assiut Governorate is deficient. Therefore, the current study's objectives were to identify various species of synanthropic filth flies in the selected animal rearing stations and over the course of one-year duration, as well as to ascertain how seasonal variation affected the abundance of these flies in selected study sites in the Assiut Governorate, Upper Egypt. A total of 12749 flies were collected from three animal rearing stations in Assiut Governorate, from July 2020 to June 2021. The collected fly species were classified according to standard taxonomic keys. They belonged to seven dipteran families; Muscidae, Sphaeroceridae, Fannidae, Ulidiidae, Sepsidae, Calliphoridae and Sarcophagidae. Family Muscidae was the most prevalent family in all the studied stations (62.58%) while the least abundant families were family Calliphoridae (0.055%) and family Sarcophagidae (0.02%). There were statistically significant differences in numbers of collected flies in relation to seasonal variations (P. value <0.05). Summer and spring witnessed the highest incidence rates of flies followed by autumn, meanwhile the winter showed the least flies' abundance. For the assessment of the risk of vector-borne diseases, it is essential to know the prevalence of fly species. Thus these results are helpful for determining the suitable time of fly control programs in animal-production sites.

DOI

10.21608/aunj.2023.209785.1052

Keywords

Synanthropic filth flies, Assiut Governorate, seasonal abundance, Animal- rearing stations

Authors

First Name

Omaima

Last Name

AbdAllah Khalifa

MiddleName

Ragab

Affiliation

Department of Zoology/Entomology, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, 71515

Email

omaimaragab@science.aun.edu.eg

City

Assiut

Orcid

0000-0001-6989-3191

First Name

Alzahraa

Last Name

Ahmad

MiddleName

Abdelraouf

Affiliation

Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, 71515

Email

zahraaabdelraouf@aun.edu.eg

City

Assiut

Orcid

0000-0001-2947-3122

First Name

Refaat

Last Name

Gabre

MiddleName

Mohammed

Affiliation

Department of Medical Entomology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, 12612

Email

rgabre@sci.cu.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Korayem

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Department of Zoology/Entomology, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, 71515

Email

korayem@aun.edu.eg

City

Assiut

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Volume

52

Article Issue

3

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43222

Issue Date

2023-09-01

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2023-05-08

Publish Date

2023-09-01

Page Start

272

Page End

294

Print ISSN

2812-5029

Online ISSN

2812-5037

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2,242

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Assiut University Journal of Multidisciplinary Scientific Research

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https://aunj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Prevalence and Seasonal Abundance of Synanthropic Filth Flies Collected from Animal-Rearing Stations in Assiut Governorate, Egypt.

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28 Dec 2024