Faunistic Study of the Rodents of North Khorasan Province, North East of Iran, 2011–2013
<p><strong>Background:</strong> Rodents are one of the most important hosts for some zoonotic diseases and also act as a reservoir of some ectoparasites and endoparasites. They cause damage to the farms and inflict public health. The aim of this study was to investigate the faunal...
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| author | Kourosh Arzamani Zeinolabedin Mohammadi Mohammad Reza Shirzadi Seyed Mohammad Alavinia Behruz Jafari Jamshid Darvish |
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| description | <p><strong>Background:</strong> Rodents are one of the most important hosts for some zoonotic diseases and also act as a reservoir of some ectoparasites and endoparasites. They cause damage to the farms and inflict public health. The aim of this study was to investigate the faunal composition of rodent in North Khorasan Province, Northeast of Iran.<strong><br />Methods:</strong> The sampling was carried out between 2011 to 2013. The specimens were collected using different methods including rodent death and live traps, digging of their burrow, and hand net from 75 different sample sites.<strong><br />Results:</strong> The total number of 396 specimens belonging to 22 species and six families were identified. The results illustrated the high numbers and densities of <em>Meriones persicus </em>(17.68%),<em> Meriones libycus </em>(15.15%), <em>Nesokia indica</em> (7.32%) and <em>Rhombomys opimus</em> (6.82%), as the most important reservoirs for different zoonotic diseases. Moreover, significant number of other rodent species including <em>Mus musculus </em>(15.66%),<em> Apodemus witherbyi </em>(13.89%),<em> A. hyrcanicus </em>(0.25%),<em> </em><em>Rattus norvegicus </em>(1.01%), <em>Meriones crassus </em>(0.25%), <em>Gerbillus nanus </em>(0.51%),<em> </em><em>Microtus paradoxus </em>(2.27%),<em> </em><em>M. transcaspicus </em>(0.76%), <em>Ellobius </em><em>fuscocapillus</em><em> </em>(0.25%),<em> Cricetulus migratorius </em>(4.29%), <em>Calomyscus elburzensis </em>(4.29%),<em> </em><em>C. mystax </em>(1.26%),<em> Spermophilus fulvus </em>(0.25%),<em> Dryomys nitedula </em>(3.54%),<em> Allactaga elater </em>(3.54%),<em> Jaculus blanfordi </em>(0.25%), <em>Meriones </em><em>zarudnyi </em>(<em>0.25%</em>), <em>M. meridianus </em>(<em>0.51%</em>),<em> </em>and <em>Hystrix indica</em> as hosts for parasites and zoonotic diseases were identified.<strong></strong><strong><br />Conclusion:</strong> The high biodiversity including at least 22 species and six families of rodents were found in North Khorasan Province, some of them were medically important species.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cca6bcca287c442dbb57958fc8fce79f2022-12-22T01:35:50ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesJournal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases1735-71792322-22712018-06-01121381Faunistic Study of the Rodents of North Khorasan Province, North East of Iran, 2011–2013Kourosh Arzamani0Zeinolabedin Mohammadi1Mohammad Reza Shirzadi2Seyed Mohammad Alavinia3Behruz Jafari4Jamshid Darvish5Vector-borne Diseases Research Center, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, IranDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, IranZoonoses Control Department, Ministry of Health, Tehran, IranVector-borne Diseases Research Center, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, IranEnvironmental Office of North Khorasan Province, Bojnurd, IranDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran Rodentology Research Department, Applied Animal Institute, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran<p><strong>Background:</strong> Rodents are one of the most important hosts for some zoonotic diseases and also act as a reservoir of some ectoparasites and endoparasites. They cause damage to the farms and inflict public health. The aim of this study was to investigate the faunal composition of rodent in North Khorasan Province, Northeast of Iran.<strong><br />Methods:</strong> The sampling was carried out between 2011 to 2013. The specimens were collected using different methods including rodent death and live traps, digging of their burrow, and hand net from 75 different sample sites.<strong><br />Results:</strong> The total number of 396 specimens belonging to 22 species and six families were identified. The results illustrated the high numbers and densities of <em>Meriones persicus </em>(17.68%),<em> Meriones libycus </em>(15.15%), <em>Nesokia indica</em> (7.32%) and <em>Rhombomys opimus</em> (6.82%), as the most important reservoirs for different zoonotic diseases. Moreover, significant number of other rodent species including <em>Mus musculus </em>(15.66%),<em> Apodemus witherbyi </em>(13.89%),<em> A. hyrcanicus </em>(0.25%),<em> </em><em>Rattus norvegicus </em>(1.01%), <em>Meriones crassus </em>(0.25%), <em>Gerbillus nanus </em>(0.51%),<em> </em><em>Microtus paradoxus </em>(2.27%),<em> </em><em>M. transcaspicus </em>(0.76%), <em>Ellobius </em><em>fuscocapillus</em><em> </em>(0.25%),<em> Cricetulus migratorius </em>(4.29%), <em>Calomyscus elburzensis </em>(4.29%),<em> </em><em>C. mystax </em>(1.26%),<em> Spermophilus fulvus </em>(0.25%),<em> Dryomys nitedula </em>(3.54%),<em> Allactaga elater </em>(3.54%),<em> Jaculus blanfordi </em>(0.25%), <em>Meriones </em><em>zarudnyi </em>(<em>0.25%</em>), <em>M. meridianus </em>(<em>0.51%</em>),<em> </em>and <em>Hystrix indica</em> as hosts for parasites and zoonotic diseases were identified.<strong></strong><strong><br />Conclusion:</strong> The high biodiversity including at least 22 species and six families of rodents were found in North Khorasan Province, some of them were medically important species.</p>http://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/883Fauna, Rodents, Biodiversity, Iran |
| spellingShingle | Kourosh Arzamani Zeinolabedin Mohammadi Mohammad Reza Shirzadi Seyed Mohammad Alavinia Behruz Jafari Jamshid Darvish Faunistic Study of the Rodents of North Khorasan Province, North East of Iran, 2011–2013 Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases Fauna, Rodents, Biodiversity, Iran |
| title | Faunistic Study of the Rodents of North Khorasan Province, North East of Iran, 2011–2013 |
| title_full | Faunistic Study of the Rodents of North Khorasan Province, North East of Iran, 2011–2013 |
| title_fullStr | Faunistic Study of the Rodents of North Khorasan Province, North East of Iran, 2011–2013 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Faunistic Study of the Rodents of North Khorasan Province, North East of Iran, 2011–2013 |
| title_short | Faunistic Study of the Rodents of North Khorasan Province, North East of Iran, 2011–2013 |
| title_sort | faunistic study of the rodents of north khorasan province north east of iran 2011 2013 |
| topic | Fauna, Rodents, Biodiversity, Iran |
| url | http://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/883 |
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