background: to determine the prevalence and intensity of helminths and their zoonotic importance in small rodents inhabiting in the suburban areas of hamadan city,iran. methods: the present survey was conducted on the helminth infections of two species of rodents apodemus sylvaticus (n=60) and mus musculus (n=72) in the suburban areas of hamadan city during 2010-2012. rodents were collected and...

Tularemia is a zoonotic disease that transmitted to humans and domestic animals by wildlife, especially rodents. There are some evidences of the circulation F. tularensis in rodents, livestock, human populations, surface waters western parts Iran. In this study, we investigated exposure livestock ranchers endemic regions Blood samples were collected from 289 sheep, 103 cattle, 51 2018. Animal s...

In savannas across the planet, encroaching woody plants are altering ecosystem functions and reshaping communities. Seed predation by rodents may serve to slow encroachment of in grasslands savannas. Our goals for this study were determine if an African savanna selectively removed seeds plant foraging activity was influenced local vegetation structure or landscape context. From trials with two ...

background : this study was aimed to collect wild rodents for endoparasites determination in some parts of sistan and baluchistan province, southeastern iran nearby pakistan and afghanistan countries. methods : a total of 100 wild rodents were captured alive with cage traps. various samples were collected from blood and feces, also impression smear prepared from different organs. the samples we...

Rodents and insectivores are key components in terrestrial ecosystems [...]

altogether, 132 rodents of 4 species of meriones persicus , cricetulus migratorius, mus muscri~ius and allactaga dater were collected with live traps from different parts of meshkin - shahr district from summer 1373 to autumn 1374. the purpose of this survey was to identify the parasitic fauna of rodents. before dissection, the mammals were measured for biometric purposes. babesia microti , see...

Rodents play a significant role as reservoirs of zoonotic diseases. Nevertheless, in general their ectoparasite assemblage and host-ectoparasite associations are poorly known. This study intended to provide new insights into the relationships between ectoparasites rodents northeastern Iran. were captured using live traps during years 2016–2020, collected. Parasitological indices such infestatio...