Epifauna of synanthropic nonmurid rodents in Jazmurian depression, southeast Iran

Publish Year: 1398
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تاریخ نمایه سازی: 19 آذر 1398

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Background: Rodent-human commensalism resulted competition in anthropogenic environments and rodents were considered as pests for the human food health and regarding to the points that they are reservoirs of some zoontic diseases. Ectoparasites associated with rodents can be responsible for distribution of the important vector-borne diseases such as Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) and plague. Many rodents are commensal with human and take share from agricultural products and can spread pathogens. Therefore, ectoparasites attributed to wild rodents affect human public health.Objectives: In this survey, nonmurid synanthropic rodents and related epifauna were investigated in Jazmurian depression, southeast Iran.Materials and Methods: The commensal nonmurid rodents were collected during December 2014 to July 2018 in urban and rural areas from sampling stations in Jazmurian Depression, the southeast Iran and were identified based on identification keys and molecular approaches.Results: Among 32 nonmurid rodents captured, 15 specimens were included in Calomyscidae (Calomyscus hotsoni), 13 in Dipodidae (Jaculus blanfordi) and 4 in Cricetidae (Micotus kermanesis, Cricetulus migratorius). The ectoparasites belong to fleas (Xenopsylla gerbilli, X. cheopis), mites (Ornithonyssus bacoti) and tick species (Rhipicephalus spp.) The highest ectoparasite infestation was found in J. blanfordi with four different species of parasites. No ectoparasite infestation was found on Micotus kermanesis and Cricetulus migratorius. The highest variety of epifauna was found in Bazman, Sistan and Baluchestan. Among the collected ectoparasites fleas, were the most common on nonmurid rodents in Jazmurian depression, southeast Iran.Conclusion: The ectoparasite infestation of rodents was higher in the region with more anthropogenic interference. The more commensal rodent species (J. blanfordi) represents the more infestation and variety of ectoparasites

Authors

Zeinolabedin Mohammadi

Ph.D., Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Golestan University, Gorgan, Iran

Asghar Khajeh

Associate Professor, Department of Crop Productions Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Higher Educational Complex of Saravan, Saravan, Iran

Fatemeh Ghorbani

Ph.D., Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran