Cross-sectional seasonal prevalence and relative risk of ectoparasitic infestations of rodents in North Sinai, Egypt

Autor:	Nahla H. Sallam, Ahmed M. Salah Eldein, Doaa S. Farid, Essam S. Soliman
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Ectoparasitic infestation Veterinary medicine north sinai period prevalence General Veterinary Biology medicine.disease SF1-1100 Animal culture relative risk Relative risk rodents parasitic diseases SF600-1100 medicine ectoparasites Research Article
Zdroj:	Veterinary World, Vol 14, Iss 11, Pp 2996-3006 (2021) Veterinary World
ISSN:	2231-0916 0972-8988
Popis:	Background and Aim: Rodents are ubiquitous animals that host ectoparasites and transmit zoonotic diseases. We conducted a cross-sectional study on the seasonal variation, period prevalence (Pp), and relative risk of ectoparasitic infestations in rodents collected in North Sinai, Egypt, from September 2019 to August 2020. Materials and Methods: We captured 380 rodents during the study period. Rodents were euthanized to perform species identification, and 2930 external parasites were collected and identified using light microscopic examination with systemic keys depending on morphological characters. Results: Rattus norvegicus (brown rat), Rattus rattus frugivorus (white-bellied rat), Rattus rattus alexandrines (gray-bellied rat), and Mus musculus domesticus (house mouse) were captured at the highest frequencies during summer (n=186), followed by spring (n=84), fall (n=71), and winter (n=39), with a higher proportion of males captured in all seasons. Analysis of the infestation Pp revealed highly significant increases (p
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