Leptopsylla taschenbergi taschenbergi (Siphonaptera: Leptopsyllidae), new flea from Iran
| Autor: | Ali Yousefi, Soheila Naisi, Mohammad Reza Chaechi Nosrati, Alisina Karimi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Microbiology (medical)
Veterinary medicine Flea lcsh:Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine Apodemus sylvaticus Leptopsylla taschenbergi lcsh:RC955-962 Host (biology) animal diseases lcsh:R lcsh:Medicine Iran Biology bacterial infections and mycoses biology.organism_classification Leptopsylla taschenbergi taschenbergi Infectious Diseases Apodemus Siphonaptera Leptopsyllidae Clearance |
| Zdroj: | Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, Vol 5, Iss 8, Pp 606-607 (2015) |
| ISSN: | 2222-1808 |
| Popis: | Objective To access the emerging ectoparasites associated with rodents of Razan plain, Iran. Methods Host ( Apodemus sylvaticus ) was collected by live trap in November 2011. The fleas isolated from infested specimen were cleared in 10% aqueous potassium hydroxide, dehydrated in ethanol, cleared in xylene, mounted in Canada balsam and identified using reliable keys. Results Eight fleas (3 males, 5 females) were collected from Apodemus sylvaticus in Razan plain, Western Iran. The fleas were identified as Leptopsylla taschenbergi taschenbergi . Conclusions Fleas are vectors of several important zoonoses for human and wide variety of disease agents for domestic animals. This is the first record of this species from Iran. |
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