Seasonal variation of infestation rate with lice, tick and mite among rodents in certain Egyptian regions.
Four species of mites (Ornithonyssus bacoti, Haemolaelaps glusgowi, Echinolaelaps echinolelaps & Dermanyssus gallinae), two species of ticks (Rhipicephalus sanguineus & Hyalomma dromedarrii) and one species of lice (Polyplax spinulose) were identified on rodents during 4 successive seasons (2005) trapped in five governorates (Suez, Menoufia, Giza, Damietta and Beni-Sewaf). The rodents were Rattus norvegicus, Rattus rattus alexandrinus, Rattus rattus frugivourus, Acomys cahirinus and Mus musculus Rodents in Suez were the highly ecto-parasites infested ones.
Research Institute of Medical Entomology, the General Organization for Institutes and Teaching Hospitals Dokki, Egypt.
Azza S
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Abd El-Halim
Kamilia A M
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Allam
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Metwally
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El Boraey
D000818:Animals; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D051379:Mice; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D051381:Rats; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D012377:Rodentia; D012621:Seasons; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*