| ecto- and blood parasites affecting meriones rex trapped in najran, saudi arabia. | meriones rex or king jird is endemic to arabia, confined to the south-west of the peninsula. examination of 25 jirds for arthropod-ectoparasites showed xenopsylla astia, ctenocephalides arabicus, ornithonyssus bacoti and tick nymphs with indices of 0.6, 1.6, 0.64 and 0.24 respectively. the ectoparasites were more on female jirds than on males with indices of 3.8 and 2.0 respectively. indirect haemagglutination tests for anti-toxoplsama and anti-leishmania antibodies showed positive reactions in ... | 2001 | 11478440 |