The role of rodents in the transmission of different parasitic infections has been well documented. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between capturing season and rodent habitat with ectoparasite ...

Rodents' significant role in transmission of serious zoonotic diseases is considered as an interesting subject in public attention. With respect to the importance of arthropod-infested rodents in zoonotic diseases transmission ...

Rodents, as the most common mammal species around the world, are indicated as one of the main health problems to humans, especially in the populated areas. Since most of the rodent species are considered as suitable ...

During April 2013 to December 2014, a faunistic study was carried out on mesostigmatic mites associated with rodents in northeastern Iran. In this research two dermanyssoid species were collected: Laelaps algericus Hirst ...

Objective: To determine distribution of rodents’ arthropods and estimate infestation parameters of fleas, mites, ticks, and lice associated with wild rodents in Mashhad and its vicinity, Iran.

Methods: The rodents ...

Background: Avian haemosporidians are able to parasitize numerous bird species

all over the world. The extensive range of blood parasites infection rate is between

50% and 100% or less percentage. Haemoparasites ...

Background

The mobility of birds across or between continents exposes them to numerous vectors that have the potential to transmit pathogens and spread them into new regions. A combination of rich species diversity ...

The following information is missing from the Funding section: The authors would like to
thank the Iran National Science Foundation for the financial support of this research project
(93035204).
The Data Availability ...

Background: The intracellular protozoan parasites of the genus Haemoproteus occur in different avian hosts all over the world. Various genus of blood sucking insects’ families such as Hippoboscidae and Ceratopogonidae could ...