Laporan Pertama Kasus Infestasi Spinturnix spp. pada Kelelawar Pemakan Buah (Rousettus spp.)

Abstract

Rousettus spp. is one of the wild animals that may transmit various diseases including zoonotic. Rousettus spp. or known as fruit bat is found in Java island and belongs to the Pteropodidae family. Generally, Rousettus spp. consumes fruit and floral products. This case report aims to detect ectoparasites in fruit bats (Rousettus spp.) found at Djawatan Banyuwangi, East Java. The samples in this case report are seven fruit bats (Rousettus spp.). Based on the results of laboratory identification using the whole mount method, from 7 samples of fruit bats (Rousettus spp.), there are five fruit bats (Rousettus spp.) were infected with Spinturnix spp.. Spinturnix spp. that obtained from fruit bats (Rousettus spp.) were examined using a binocular microscope (Olympus CX-23, Tokyo Japan) with a magnification of 100 times. Images of ectoparasites and bats were taken using a Nikon d5300 camera. Total amount of Spinturnix spp. that was successfully obtained from 5 fruit bats (Rousettus spp.) are 25 individuals.

Diversity of Ectoparasites on Bats in Dramaga, Bogor, Indonesia

“…mites on megabats from the genus Macroglossus and Rousettus (Fajri & Armiani 2021;Fajri et al 2018). Meanwhile, the study by Zania et al (2022) reported the Spinturnix mite infestation on Rousettus bats in Banyuwangi. This variation in findings suggested that the mites did not have a genus-specific pattern.…”