| [simultaneous infection of mastomys natalensis with dipetalonema witei and litomosoides carinii (author's transl)]. | mastomys natalensis that has been described by lämmler et al. (1968) as suitable host for litomosoides carinii can also serve as final host for dipetalonema witei. at the end of the prepatency period the microfilaraemia increased as rapidly in mastomys as in the original final host meriones persicus. maximal microfilaraemia was observed earlier in mastomys (120 days p.inf.) than in meriones (250 days p.inf.). accordingly microfilariae counts decreased more rapidly in mastomys. the maximal counts ... | 1979 | 575582 |
| plagiorchis vespertilionis (müller, 1780) (trematoda)--aparasite of meriones persicus (rodentia) in afghanistan. | | 1971 | 5163207 |
| [filariasis of the eye: problems with animal models]. | twelve rodents (mastomys natalensis and meriones persicus) were infected, with l3 larvae of litomosoides carinii and dipetalonema viteae. eighty days after infection the number of microfilariae (l1 larvae) was determined by smears from the peripheral venous blood. it was found that there were 48 and 69 x 10(3) microfilariae per ml blood. the hosts were killed and the eyes (conjunctiva, cornea, uvea, posterior part of the globe, optic nerve) as well as other organs (skin, brain, liver, heart and ... | 1983 | 6645261 |
| pcr detection and sequencing of parasite its-rdna gene from reservoirs host of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in central iran. | leishmania major is the causative agent of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (zcl) in which gerbils are the reservoir host. zcl is of great public health importance in iran. in the current investigation, nested polymerase chain reaction (pcr) protocols were used to amplify a region of the ribosomal rna amplicon of leishmania (its1-5.8s rrna gene). the pcr assays detected l. major in three rodent species: rhombomis opimus, meriones lybicus and, for first time, meriones persicus. l. major parasite ... | 2008 | 18791741 |
| karyosystematic and morphometric characterization of the rodents as reservoir hosts of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in an endemic focus of isfahan province, iran. | rodents belonging to gerbillinae subfamily are the main reservoir hosts of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (zcl) in iran. regarding the important role of these rodents in the maintenance of leishmania major in the nature, their identification with morphometric, cytogenetic and molecular methods seems to be essential. the karyotype study of these species, captured from a new focus of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis located in the south of isfahan province was carried out in 2007. | 2009 | 19326708 |
| emergence of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to leishmania major in a new focus of central iran. | reports from a health center in esfahan province show an increase in cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) cases in the southern areas during 2000-2002, leading us to carry out an epidemiological study using standard techniques in mobarakeh county, central iran in 2003. data were collected on the prevalence of scars and active lesions among 1237 households in dehsorkh district (3086 residents) and 191 children attending primary schools in mobarakeh city. smears were prepared by scraping the edges of the ... | 2009 | 19497606 |
| the fleas (siphonaptera) in iran: diversity, host range, and medical importance. | flea-borne diseases have a wide distribution in the world. studies on the identity, abundance, distribution and seasonality of the potential vectors of pathogenic agents (e.g. yersinia pestis, francisella tularensis, and rickettsia felis) are necessary tools for controlling and preventing such diseases outbreaks. the improvements of diagnostic tools are partly responsible for an easier detection of otherwise unnoticed agents in the ectoparasitic fauna and as such a good taxonomical knowledge of ... | 2017 | 28068343 |
| endoparasites of rodents and their zoonotic importance in germi, dashte-mogan, ardabil province, iran. | in order to verify the infectivity of rodents with endoparasites in germi (dashte-mogan, ardabil province) the current study was undertaken. | 2010 | 22347261 |
| helminth infections of meriones persicus (persian jird), mus musculus (house mice) and cricetulus migratorius (grey hamster): a cross-sectional study in meshkin-shahr district, northwest iran. | rodents have important role as reservoirs of different parasites. the aim of this study was to determine helminth parasites of abundant rodents in meshkin-shahr, ardabil province northwest iran. | 2017 | 28096855 |
| a field study of plague and tularemia in rodents, western iran. | kurdistan province in iran is a historical focus for plague and tularemia. this study aimed at assessing the current status of these two foci by studying their rodent reservoirs. | 2017 | 28165869 |
| helminth parasites of small mammals in kerman province, southeastern iran. | fifty-one specimens of small mammals were collected from different locations of kerman province, southeastern iran during 2007 and 2009. they constitute six species of rodents (meriones persicus, meriones libycus, tatera indica, dryomys nitedula and mus musculus), one species of erinaceomorpha (paraechinus hypomelas) and one species of hare (lepus europeus). the rate of helminthic infection was 45.1 % among all trapped specimens. in 28 out of 51 hunted specimens no intestinal helminth parasite w ... | 2016 | 27065607 |
| molecular survey on detection of leishmania infection in rodent reservoirs in jahrom district, southern iran. | zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (zcl) is endemic in many parts of iran. recently its incidence is considerable in different parts of jahrom district, in fars province, southern iran. the aims of our study were to investigate the prevalence of leishmania infection, and identify and characterize the leishmania species present, among the rodents by molecular methods in a new endemic focus of zcl, in an urban and rural area of the jahrom district, fars province, southern iran. | 2014 | 26114127 |
| the existence of only one haplotype of leishmania major in the main and potential reservoir hosts of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis using different molecular markers in a focal area in iran. | leishmania major is the causative agent of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (zcl), and great gerbils are the main reservoir hosts in iran. abarkouh in central iran is an emerging focal point for which the reservoir hosts of zcl are unclear. this research project was designed to detect any leishmania parasites in different wild rodent species. | 2014 | 25467262 |
| molecular characterization of leishmania spp. in reservoir hosts in endemic foci of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in iran. | zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (zcl) is an expanding disease and a public health issue in iran. in the present study, rate of natural infection of rodent populations with leishmania was investigated in six endemic foci including 28 villages in golestan, esfahan, yazd, fars, khuzestan and ilam provinces. a total of 593 rodents were captured and identified as rhombomys opimus (n = 325), meriones libycus (n = 171), meriones persicus (n = 27), tatera indica (n = 37), nesokia indica (n = 12), rattu ... | 2013 | 23951928 |
| molecular detection of leishmania major kdna from wild rodents in a new focus of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in an oriental region of iran. | human cutaneous leishmaniasis is one of the most challenging public health issues in many tropical and subtropical countries of the world, including iran. more than half (54%) of the new zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (zcl) cases among the eastern mediterranean countries were reported from iran in 2008. the detection of leishmania parasites in rodents is essential to incriminate them as probable reservoir hosts of zcl infection. as a result of the annual detection of about 200-250 clinical zcl ... | 2012 | 22651390 |
| [taxonomic status of the artashat virus (artsv) (bunyaviridae, nairovirus) isolated from the ticks ornithodoros alactagalis issaakjan, 1936 and o. verrucosus olenev, sassuchin et fenuk, 1934 (argasidae koch, 1844) collected in transcaucasia]. | the artashat virus (artsv) was originally isolated fom the ornithodoros alactagalis issaakjan, 1936 (argasidae koch, 1844), which were collected in the burrow of small five-toed jerboa (allactaga elater lichtenstein, 1825) in armenia in 1972. later, the artsv was isolated from the o. verrucosus olenev, sassuchin et fenuk, 1934 collected in the burrows of persian gerbil (meriones persicus blanford, 1875) in azerbaijan. based on the virion morphology, the artsv was assigned to the bunyaviridae vir ... | 2016 | 25335415 |
| helminth infections of rodents and their zoonotic importance in boyer-ahmad district, southwestern iran. | rodents are considered as reservoirs of various zoonotic diseases including helminthic infections. the current study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of helminth infections in rodents, in boyer-ahmad district, southwestern iran. | 2018 | 29317882 |
| wild rodent ectoparasites collected from northwestern iran. | rodents play an important role as reservoir of some pathogens, and the host of some ectoparasites as well. these ectoparasites can transmit rodents' pathogens to human or animals. the aim of this study was to assess the distribution and infestation load of ectoparasites on rodents in meshkin-shahr district, northwestern iran. | 2017 | 29026851 |
| natural intestinal protozoa in rodents (rodentia: gerbillinae, murinae, cricetinae) in northwestern iran. | majority of parasitic infections in rodents have zoonotic importance. this study aimed to determine the frequency and intensity of intestinal protozoa infections of rodents including meriones persicus, mus musculus and, cricetulus migratorius. | 2017 | 28979348 |
| the resistance to plague infection among meriones persicus from endemic and non-endemic regions in iran: the role of gut microbiota. | the present study was conducted approximately 40 years ago, but its results have not been released. at the time of this study, the importance of the gut microbiota was not fully understood. | 2018 | 29318122 |
| accumulation of heavy metals and as in liver, hair, femur, and lung of persian jird (meriones persicus) in darreh zereshk copper mine, iran. | rodents frequently serve as bioindicator to monitor the quality of the environment. concentrations of 11 elements (cd, co, ti, fe, mn, cu, sb, as, sr, ni, and cr) were investigated and compared in liver, hair, femur, and lung of the persian jird (meriones persicus) from darreh zereshk copper mine, iran. metals were determined in different tissues of 39 individuals of persian jird, collected by snap trap in 2014 from five areas of darreh zereshk copper mine. samples were prepared by wet digestion ... | 2016 | 26498968 |
| [characteristics of the development of eimeria species from gerbils in secondary hosts]. | peculiarities of endogenous and exogenous developmental stages of the life cycle of eimeria salasuzica musajev et vejsov, 1960, a parasite of persian jird, and e. akeriana ismailov et gaibova, 1983, a parasite of meriones blackleri, in two first recognized secondary hosts (meriones vinogradovi and m. lybicus) were studied. the paper gives comparative data on the duration of infection, endogenous stages of development and variability of oocysts of the studied species of eimeria obtained from the ... | 2007 | 3205579 |
| meriones persicus, another probable reservoir of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in iran. | | 1975 | 1228991 |
| faunistic study of the rodents of north khorasan province, north east of iran, 2011-2013. | rodents are one of the most important hosts for some zoonotic diseases and also act as a reservoir of some ectoparasites and endoparasites. they cause damage to the farms and inflict public health. the aim of this study was to investigate the faunal composition of rodent in north khorasan province, northeast of iran. | 2018 | 30123806 |
| intestinal helminthic parasites of rodents in the central region of iran: first report of a capillariid nematode from dryomys nitedula. | rodents play an important role to spread zoonotic diseases through society. the current study was carried out to collect informative data on the intestinal helminthic infections of wild rodents in taleqan county, alborz province, the center of iran, emphasizing their zoonotic aspects. | 2020 | 32993768 |
| global prevalence of cryptosporidium infection in rodents: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | the one-health approach implies that the health of people is connected to the health of animals and the environment. rodents, which are abundant and widespread, have been considered the major reservoirs of cryptosporidium infection in humans and other animals. however, there is a paucity of information about global patterns of occurrence of cryptosporidium in rodents. this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the pooled global prevalence of cryptosporidium infection and associat ... | 2020 | 32823254 |
| serological survey of neospora caninum and toxoplasma gondii co-infection in rodents in northwestern iran. | our knowledge of the epidemiology of rodents' parasitic agents in iran is scarce, although some of these pathogens play an important role in human and veterinary medicine, such as toxoplasma gondii and neospora caninum. the purpose of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii and neospora caninum in rodents of northwestern iran between mar and dec 2015. | 2020 | 32595716 |
| the first molecular detection of a theileria-like species (apicomplexa: piroplasmida) in meriones persicus from western iran. | the archived blood of rodents species such as meriones, mus, and microtus species was investigated in order to detect any piroplasms species. in this study 18s rrna target gene of piroplasm parasite was amplified by pcr in a meriones persicus; so, the locus 1 and locus 2 of 18s rrna were sequenced, successfully. a theileria-like taxa was suspected in accordance with the blast analysis of 18s rrna l1 and l2 with 96% and 91% sequence homology, respectively. the present study was the first report o ... | 2020 | 32174723 |
| toxoplasma gondii and neospora caninum in brain tissue of rodents in north-west iran. | rodents live in proximity to humans and domestic animals. these creatures can serve as reservoir hosts for many zoonotic parasites; therefore, they increase the risk of human infections. the aim of this study was to investigate toxoplasma gondii and neospora caninum in rodents caught in meshgin-shahr district, iran. | 2019 | 31908996 |
| a serological and molecular study on francisella tularensis in rodents from hamadan province, western iran. | tularemia is a zoonotic disease, the most important hosts of which are rodents. endemic regions and reservoirs of f. tularensis are not well-researched areas in iran. the present study aimed to study f. tularensis infection in the rodent populations of western iran. | 2020 | 31733511 |
| spironucleus muris and eperythrozoon coccoides in rodents from northwestern iran: rare infections. | rodents perform a crucial role in dispersal of zoonosis causes globally. we aimed to investigation about infection levels of parasitic agents in rodents' population in meshkinshahr areas, northwest of iran from apr to sep 2014. | 2018 | 30915373 |
| a study on the concentration of heavy metals and histopathological changes in persian jirds (mammals; rodentia), affected by mining activities in an iron ore mine in iran. | mining activity constitutes a potential source of heavy metal pollution in the environment. long-term exposure to heavy metals (e.g., cadmium) has adverse health effects. rodents frequently serve as bioindicators to monitor the levels of heavy metals in the environment. in the present study, concentrations of 10 heavy metals (cd, co, cr, cu, fe, mo, ni, pb, sb, and zn) in kidney, liver, and muscle tissue of the persian jird (meriones persicus) were evaluated. this is the first study to examine t ... | 2019 | 30852753 |
| geographic distribution and spatial analysis of leishmania infantum infection in domestic and wild animal reservoir hosts of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis in iran: a systematic review. | visceral leishmaniasis (vl) is an important parasitic disease which is endemic in different parts of iran; and domestic and wild canines are principal reservoir hosts of the disease. the objective of this study was to review the spatial distribution of canine vl (cvl) caused by leishmania infantum in domestic and wild canines in different geographical areas of iran. an extensive literature search was conducted in different international and national databases, including cochrane, medline/pubmed, ... | 2019 | 30618442 |
| rodent-borne diseases and their public health importance in iran. | rodents are reservoirs and hosts for several zoonotic diseases such as plague, leptospirosis, and leishmaniasis. rapid development of industry and agriculture, as well as climate change throughout the globe, has led to change or increase in occurrence of rodent-borne diseases. considering the distribution of rodents throughout iran, the aim of this review is to assess the risk of rodent-borne diseases in iran. | 2018 | 29672510 |
| the fauna and perspective of rodentia ectoparasites in iran relying on their roles within public health and veterinary characteristics. | historically, rodents-ectoparasites are responsible for many diseases in human and domestic animal communities because they are well-adapted to the environment and nutritional resources. in addition, ectoparasites can affect the reproductive rates, ecological fitness and the dispersal pattern of their hosts. data was compiled through all publications relating to ectoparasites fauna from iranian rodents. host specificity, rodent-parasites interaction, geographical distribution, ecological trends ... | 2018 | 29491552 |