A study of ectoparasites in wild rodents of the Jaz Murian area in the southeast of Iran
Journal Title: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 7
Abstract
Objective: To detect wild rodents ectoparasites in the southeast of Iran. Methods: In this survey, the wild rodents were trapped from 2014 to 2015. The captured rodents were checked for any ectoparasites. Results: In this study, 681 ectoparasites belonged to 6 species of flea, 2 species of lice, 1 species of mite and 2 species of hard tick were collected. The flea species were including, Xenopsylla gerbilli, Xenopsylla cheopis, Xenopsylla buxtoni, Xenopsylla conformis, Nosopsyllus medus and Amphipysylla spp., the lice species were including Hoplopleura spp. and Polyplax spp., the mite species was Ornithonyssus bacoti and tick species were Rhipicephalus spp. and Hyalomma spp. Conclusions: Among all ectoparasites, Hoplopleura spp. and Amphipysylla spp. had the high and low frequency infestation in rodents, respectively. Also among captured rodents, the highest ectoparasites infestation was found in Tatera indica and no ectoparasites in Apodemus witherbyi, Cricetelus migratorius, and Microtus mystacinus kermanesis.
The seven-year longitudinal study on relapsing fever borreliosis in Western Iran
Objective: To determine the epidemiologic and clinical features of tick borne relapsing fever in Kurdistan Province during 2000-2006. Methods: In this cross-sectional clinic-based study, target group was all population o...
A new endemic area of ovale malaria in Indonesia: A case report from Sumatra Utara Province
Ovale malaria cases in Indonesia have been reported only in the provinces of Papua, East Timor and West Flores. We have found a case of Plasmodium ovale infection in Langkat District, North Sumatra Province. Diagnosis wa...
Toxicity of Aristolochia bracteata methanol leaf extract against selected medically important vector mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)
Objective: To evaluate the larvicidal, ovicidal and repellent activities of methanol extract of Aristolochia bracteata (A. bracteata) against Aedes aegypti (Ae. aegypti), Anopheles stephensi (An. stephensi) and Culex qui...
Medicinal plants and their derivatives with amyloid beta inhibitory activity as potential targets for drug discovery
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that primarily affects the elderly population. Its management has been a long-standing challenge and area of interest. One of the pathological features...
Hospitalized pediatric antituberculosis drug induced hepatotoxicity: Experience of an Indonesian referral hospital
Objective: To determine the characteristics and risk factors of pediatric antituberculosis drug induced hepatotoxicity (ADIH) in Dr. Hasan Sadikin Hospital, a referral hospital in West Java, Indonesia. Methods: Medical r...