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<oai_dc:dc xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd">
  <dc:contributor>Dennis A. LaPointe</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Patrick E. Hart</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>Jacqueline Gaudioso</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2009</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;Lesions resembling knemidokoptic mange on the feet and tarsometatarsi of two Hawai`i `Amakihi (&lt;i&gt;Hemignathus virens&lt;/i&gt;) 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&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Knemidokoptes jamaicensis&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;(Acari: Knemidokoptidae). This is the first report of&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Knemidokoptes&lt;/i&gt;spp. found in wild passerines in Hawai`i. No other wild passerines (&lt;i&gt;n&lt;/i&gt;=573) have been found with knemidokoptic mange during our islandwide study of Hawai`i `Amakihi.&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.7589/0090-3558-45.2.497</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>Wildlife Disease Association</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Knemidokoptic mange in Hawai`i `Amakihi (Hemignathus virens) on the island of Hawai`i</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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