Open AccessIdentification of collected ectoparasites of rodents in the west of Khuzestan Province (Ahvaz and Hovizeh), southwest of Iran
Author(s) -
Mahmoud Rahdar,
Babak Vazirianzadeh,
Elham Sadat Rointan,
Kamyar Amraei
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of tropical disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.208
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2222-1808
DOI - 10.1016/s2222-1808(15)60902-1
Subject(s) - fauna , rodent , biology , geography , zoology , veterinary medicine , ecology , medicine
Objective: To determine possible parasitic arthropods fauna in certain rodent species in the\udwest of Khuzestan Province including Ahvaz and its suburb and suburb of Hovizeh, southwest\udof Iran.\udMethods: In the current study Sherman live traps were used to catch the rodents. The rodents\udwere identified using Iranian keys of rodents. The ectoparasites were picked up in different\udways from bodies of the anesthetized rodents and stored in 70% ethanol to preserve and\udidentified using international keys.\udResults: In the present study 3 species and 4 genera of ectoparasites and 4 species of rodents\udwere identified.\udConclusions: It is important to explain that the great ectoparasite biodiversity in the west of\udKhuzestan, with small sampling of rodents, described a high risk factor to transmit the different\udinfectious diseases among domestic animals and humans