The presence of deer ked (Lipoptena cervi, Linnaeus, 1758) in Balkan chamois from the National Park Sutjeska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Oliver Stevanovic; Zeljko Sekulic; Drago Nedic; Ivan Pavlovic; Nemanja Zdravkovic

doi:10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.12.009

The presence of deer ked (Lipoptena cervi, Linnaeus, 1758) in Balkan chamois from the National Park Sutjeska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl. 2022 Jan 6:17:158-160. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.12.009. eCollection 2022 Apr.

Authors

Oliver Stevanovic^{1

2}, Zeljko Sekulic³, Drago Nedic^{2

4}, Ivan Pavlovic⁵, Nemanja Zdravkovic⁵

Affiliations

¹ Veterinary Ambulance "BL vet" Banja Luka, Stepe Stepanovića 173, 78 000, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
² PI Veterinary Institute "Dr Vaso Butozan" Banja Luka, Branka Radičevića 18, 78000, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
³ National Park "Sutjeska" Foča, Tjentište bb, 73300, Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
⁴ University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Serbia.
⁵ Veterinary Institute of Serbia, Vojvode Toze 14, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia.

Abstract

This case study describes the presence of a deer ked (Lipoptena cervi, Linnaeus, 1758) in the Balkan chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra balcanica) from the area of the National Park "Sutjeska", Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H). This is the first finding of this ectoparasite in this animal species in B&H, which indicates that deer ked has significant adaptive abilities to different animal hosts.

Keywords: Balkan chamois; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Deer ked.