[Investigation on rat-shaped animals and insect vectors on their body surface at Ningde Harbor].
OBJECTIVE
To understand the composition, seasonal variation, as well as carrying insect vectors (including tick, flea, mite) of rat-shaped animals in Ningde Harbor area, so as to provide the evidence for prevention and control of rodent-borne diseases.


METHODS
From July 2009 to June 2010, 2 dockyards were investigated according to the monitoring methods of The Industry Standard Inspection and Quarantine of China.


RESULTS
A total of 171 rat-shaped animals (4 species, 2 genera, 2 families, and 2 orders) were captured, among which Rattus norvegicus was the dominant species. The overall rat density was 3.58%. The indexes of flea, mite and tick were 0.01, 0.33, and 0.05, respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
The rat density at Ningde Harbor has not reached the national standard (< 1%), which suggests that the measures of rat monitoring at dockyards in Ningde Harbor should be enforced.
Xiamen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Fujian Province, Xiamen 361021, China.
Xiao-Ting
XT
Liu
Bao-Ying
BY
Liu
Ji-Yang
JY
Wu
D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000469:parasitology; D007303:Insect Vectors; D051379:Mice; D008925:Mites; D011157:Population Dynamics; D051381:Rats; D012377:Rodentia / Q000469:parasitology*; D012621:Seasons; D005423:Siphonaptera; D013987:Ticks