| [conditions for maintaining a natural focus of tick-borne spirochetosis in southern tadzhikistan]. | the spontaneous infection of b. latyshevi population of o. tartakovskyi and its hosts in the foothill zone of southern tadjikistan was studied. a great part of the horsfield's terrapin unsusceptible to the spirochaete in the feeding of the tick's population was established. the foci is apparently maintained on account of the rising number of the redtailed libyan jird. in years of the depression of rodents number the main part in the preservation of the infection belongs to the ticks. | 1976 | 133321 |
| [modification of the deep pineal after ablation of the superficial epiphysis in the golden hamster]. | in various species (among rodents: mesocricetus auratus, cricetus cricetus, mus musculus, meriones libycus, m. shawi et m. crassus; among cheiroptera: artibeus jamaicensis etc), the pineal complex is formed by two different portions one superficial situated under the cerebral dura and one deep portion situated between the habenular and posterior commissures. superficial and deep portions are separated by a tractus of fibers and some pineal cells. superficial epiphysectomy in the mesocricetus aur ... | 1979 | 160816 |
| cutaneous leishmaniasis in the libyan arab republic: preliminary ecological findings. | preliminary results show cutaneous leishmaniasis in libya to be, sometimes at least, a rural zoonotic infection. the parasites are transmitted, probably by phlebotomus papatasi, between the rodents psammomys obesus and meriones libycus. the banks and 'islands' in the main channel of seasonal wadis provide the right combination of vegetation and permanence for the maintenance of an intense focus. | 1977 | 921363 |
| female prostate in arvicanthis niloticus and meriones libycus. | a female prostate is reported in arvicanthis niloticus (field rat) and meriones libycus for the first time, as a normal, constant and well developed bilateral sex organ. | 1975 | 1237983 |
| association between circulating antigen and parasite load in a model filarial system, acanthocheilonema viteae in jirds. | jirds (meriones libycus) were infected with various numbers of acanthocheilonema viteae l3 stage parasites. during the course of the ensuing 16 weeks, blood samples were collected at 2 weekly intervals and the amount of the major parasite excretory-secretory product (e-s 62) and antibodies directed against it measured. after 16 weeks, animals were sacrificed and the size of the mature worm burden established. in spite of interaction between e-s 62 and host antibody, a statistically significant r ... | 1990 | 2092299 |
| leishmania infecting man and wild animals in saudi arabia. 1. general survey. | using up to 13 enzymes, biochemical characterization of 75 isolates of leishmania made from man, wild animals and sandflies from a wide variety of localities in the kingdom of saudi arabia has revealed the presence of l. major (two similar zymodemes), l. tropica (two zymodemes) and a parasite of the l. donovani-l. infantum complex. zymodeme lon-4 of l. major has been found in 52 of 53 isolates so far characterized from man, from one specimen of phlebotomus papatasi, from 15 psammomys obesus, fro ... | 1985 | 3914117 |
| [transplacental spreading of microfilariae of the species dipetalonema witae (chabaud, 1952) in meriones libycus (lichtenstein, 1823)]. | | 1967 | 4383320 |
| [studies of immunity against microfilaria of the species dipetalonema viteae krepkogorskaja 1933 in meriones libycus and in the hamster]. | | 1969 | 5394221 |
| injectable anaesthetic techniques in 2 species of gerbil (meriones libycus and meriones unguiculatus). | the effects of a range of injectable anaesthetic agents were assessed in two species of gerbil (m. libycus and m. unguiculatus). the drug combination of metomidate and fentanyl was the only preparation that consistently produced surgical anaesthesia. considerable species variation in drug response was noted, indicating that caution should be exercised in recommending standard anaesthetic dose rates for these animals. | 1983 | 6134863 |
| myo-inositol deficiency in gerbils: comparative study of the intestinal lipodystrophy in meriones unguiculatus and meriones libycus. | like mongolian gerbils (meriones unguiculatus), meriones libycus develop an intestinal lipodystrophy due to myo-inositol deficiency. fat accumulation was observed in the intestine of both species when a myo-inositol-deficient diet containing coconut oil was fed to female gerbils. it began in the duodenum and gradually extended to the entire small intestine. starvation partially removed the accumulated fats. the efficiency of fat absorption was not affected. most of the accumulated fats were laur ... | 1980 | 6155458 |
| [leishmania tropica major cultures isolated from the red-tailed libyan jird (meriones libycus lichtenstein, 1823) in the turkmen ssr]. | | 1980 | 6451790 |
| house mouse mites infesting laboratory rodents. | liponyssoides sanguineus, principal vector of rickettsia akari, infested mongolian gerbils (meriones unguiculatus) mice (mus musculus) and laboratory-reared egyptian gerbils (meriones libycus). only a few mites were present on each animal and no manifestations of disease were observed. numerous mites were present in the bedding. | 1984 | 6482381 |
| peripheral localisation of an ige immune response at axillary lymph nodes draining the site of a local parasitic infection. | wistar-furth rats were infected subcutaneously with l3 larvae of dipetalonema viteae, filaria of meriones libycus. lymph nodes draining the site of immunization contained numerous ige-staining cells identified as lymphoid cells. in other lymphoid tissues, ige-staining cells were rare. they were absent in the lamina propria of the small intestine. these data support the view that ige lymphoid precursors are present in peripheral lymph nodes. | 1982 | 6982873 |
| [mass infestation of meriones libycus lichtenstein with ornithonyssus bacoti (hirst) in poznań, poland]. | | 1981 | 7324469 |
| rodents as reservoir hosts of cutaneous leishmaniasis in jordan. | rodents were collected from endemic foci of cutaneous leishmaniasis in jordan, either by flooding their burrows with water or using sherman traps. of the 170 jirds (psammomys obesus) collected, 39 (23%) had leishmania amastigotes in one or both ears. although cultures of ear biopsies from the infected animals were all positive, cultures made using biopsies from their noses, livers or spleens were all negative. the infected jirds were encountered in seven of the nine areas studied. biochemical ch ... | 1994 | 7893175 |
| meriones libycus (rodentia: gerbillidae), a possible reservoir host of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in riyadh province, saudi arabia. | | 1994 | 8153994 |
| meriones libycus and rhombomys opimus (rodentia: gerbillidae) are the main reservoir hosts in a new focus of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in iran. | following an epidemic of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (zcl) around badrood city, central iran, meriones libycus were found to be naturally infected with leishmania major zymodeme mon-26 (= lon-1) in the villages of matinabad and fami, 12 km north-west of badrood. this is the first isolation and characterization of l. major from m. libycus in iran, in an area where zcl has been present recently. m. libycus is probably the principal reservoir host in this area, but the main reservoir host furt ... | 1996 | 8944255 |
| influence of thyroid status on water metabolism and survival of normal and dehydrated desert rodents meriones libycus. | the relationship between thyroid status and resistance to water deprivation in a desert rodent, meriones libycus, has been studied in normal, radiothyroidectomized (tx), and thyroidectomized t4-supplemented (1.5 microg t4/day) (tx + t4) animals. in animals given free access to water, 1 month after thyroidectomy water influx and efflux decreased 3-fold. this decrease was partially corrected after 5 days of t4 administration. thyroidectomy did not modify urinary osmolality nor affect survival. in ... | 1997 | 9000462 |
| epidemiological study of reservoir hosts in an endemic area of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in iran. | the study was carried out in the central part of the islamic republic of iran over a 12-month period in 1991-92 in borkhar, a rural district lying north of isfahan city. the objective was to determine the ecology of natural reservoir hosts of leishmaniasis for possible future field trials of leishmania vaccine. the main reservoir host in this area is rhombomys opimus, the great gerbil, followed by meriones libycus, the libyan jird, and hemiechinus auritis, the long-eared hedgehog. of the 179 sma ... | 1996 | 9060218 |
| presence of atrial natriuretic peptide in two desert rodents: comparison with rat. | atrial natriuretic peptide (anp) was characterized and assayed in plasmas, hearts, and brains of two algerian desert rodents, psammomys obesus and meriones libycus along with vasopressin, which was assayed in hypophyses and hypothalami. using reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography and radioimmunoassay, we showed, in plasmas and hearts of both species of desert rats, the presence of peptides similar to rat n- and c-terminal anp but in lower amounts than in wistar rats. conversely, c ... | 1998 | 9622027 |
| humoral response of meriones libycus to experimental infection with leishmania major. | the humoral responses of laboratory-reared jirds (meriones libycus) to inoculation with various doses of leishmania major were determined. the animals were inoculated intradermally with 10(2), 10(3), 10(5) or 10(7) promastigotes of a strain of l. major originally isolated from a jordanian patient. the jirds were then bled at various intervals throughout the 26 weeks of the study, and the sera checked, by ifat, for antibodies to homologous parasites. there were no detectable humoral responses in ... | 1999 | 10562825 |
| notes on mites of the family myobiidae (acari: prostigmata) parasitising rodents (mammalia: rodentia) in iran. | six mite species of the family myobiidae, radfordia (austromyobia)persica sp. n., radfordia (austromyobia) merioni bochkov, dubinina et chirov, 1990, radfordia (radfordia) acomys fain et lukoschus, 1977, radfordia (radfordia) affinis (poppe, 1896), radfordia (graphiurobia) dyromys fain et lukoschus, 1973, and myobia (myobia) murismusculi (schrank, 1781) were found in iran on the rodents gerbillus cheesmani thomas, meriones libycus lichtenstein, acomys cahirinus (desmarest), alus musculus l., dry ... | 2000 | 10833020 |
| [the characteristics of the action of the capsular antigen of yersinia pestis on cells from plague-susceptible and -insusceptible rodents]. | the state of the functional activity of peritoneal leukocytes from different species of gerbils (mongolian gerbils, libyan jirds, as well as gerbils inhabiting the right and left banks of the volga), exposed to the action of y. pestis capsular antigen, has been found to correlate with the susceptibility of these animals to plague. | 1999 | 10851982 |
| epidemiological study in a new focus of cutaneous leishmaniosis due to leishmania major in ardestan town, central iran. | an endemic focus of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniosis caused by leishmania major zymodeme mon-26 was identified in ardestan town central iran, during 1998-99. among 1960 school children examined over a 1-year period of time, 0.92% had evidence of active lesions and 1.53% had scar indicative of past infection. the incidence of the disease among school children was 3.2 per thousand in 1998. in a separate study, the incidence of infection among 100 households in an area with a population of 460 pers ... | 2001 | 11369303 |
| rodents and their ectoparasites in wadi hanifah, riyadh city, saudi arabia. | a survey was conducted on commercial and wild rodents from different locations in wadi hanifah in riyadh. six species of rodents were collected with wire net traps baited with fresh cucumber or fatty cheese. the trapped rodents in descending order of numbers were rattus rattus rattus, acomys dimidiatus, meriones libycus, r. r. frugivorus, r. r. alexandrinus and mus musculus. the ectoparasites were a flea, xenopsyllus sp. on r. r. frugivorus and a tick, rhipicephalus turanicus on each of a. dimid ... | 2001 | 11775100 |
| the pcr-based detection of leishmania major infections in meriones libycus (rodentia: muridae) from southern iran. | cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) is an increasing public-health problem in the countries of the mediterranean region. in southern iran, for example, the incidence of cl has more than doubled over the last decade. as part of an investigation of this worrying trend, the leishmanial infections of the wild rodents that may act as reservoir hosts were investigated in the iranian province of fars. overall, 82 rodents, 56 of them libyan jirds (meriones libycus), were collected, in live traps, from a new, h ... | 2003 | 14754493 |
| a new epidemic focus of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in central iran. | reports from the health center of yazd province of increasing cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) cases led us to carry out an epidemiological study using standard techniques in ardakan county, central iran, during 2001. | 2004 | 15323269 |
| plague from eating raw camel liver. | we investigated a cluster of 5 plague cases; the patients included 4 with severe pharyngitis and submandibular lymphadenitis. these 4 case-patients had eaten raw camel liver. yersinia pestis was isolated from bone marrow of the camel and from jirds (meriones libycus) and fleas (xenopsylla cheopis) captured at the camel corral. | 2005 | 16229781 |
| characterization of leishmania infection in rodents from endemic areas of the islamic republic of iran. | between 1991-2000, leishmania species were isolated and characterized by isoenzyme and molecular analysis from rodents caught in various parts of the islamic republic of iran. in areas endemic for cutaneous leishmaniasis, parasites were observed by direct microscopy in smears from 18.6% of 566 specimens. l. major was isolated from 4 species: rhombomys opimus, meriones libycus, tatera indica and mer. hurrianae. l. turanica was isolated from r. opimus for the first time in this country. in endemic ... | 2004 | 16335651 |
| meriones libycus is the main reservoir of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in south islamic republic of iran. | a study was made in rural regions around neiriz city, fars province in the south of the islamic republic of iran during 2002-03 to further investigate a new focus of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis. meriones libycus was the dominant rodent (100% of 65 rodents collected) and 4.6% were naturally infected with the amastigote form of leishmania spp. promasigotes were identified as l. major. this confirms m. libycus as the main reservoir host of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in southern parts of ... | 2006 | 17037718 |
| two new species of apoloniinae (acari: trombiculoidea: leeuwenhoekiidae) from african small mammals, with a key to the species of the world. | the genus liuella wang et bai, 1992 is transferred from trombiculidae to apoloniinae and a new species liuella monosetosa sp. n. described from specimens taken in morocco from the hosts gerbillus sp. and meriones libycus lichtenstein. a new species of straelensia vercammen-grandjean et kolebinova, 1968, straelensia variocula sp. n. is described from specimens taken in morocco and burkina faso from the hosts genetta thierryi matschie, gerbillus sp., m. libycus and elephantulus rozeti (duvernoy). ... | 2006 | 17120502 |
| vectors and reservoirs of cutaneous leishmaniasis in marvdasht district, southern islamic republic of iran. | an epidemiological study was made of vectors and reservoirs of cutaneous leishmaniasis in rural regions of marvdasht, fars province, southern islamic republic of iran during 2003-04. using live traps, 126 rodents were collected: 75.4% were meriones libycus, 14.3% cricetulus migratorius and 10.3% microtus arvalis. eight out of 95 meriones libycus (8.4%) were found to be infected with leishmania major, identified by nested-pcr; none of the other rodents were positive. female sandflies were collect ... | 2007 | 17687843 |
| rodent infection with leishmania in a new focus of human cutaneous leishmaniasis, in northern iran. | the incidence of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (zcl), which is endemic in several parts of iran, has recently increased in the rural areas of the northern district of damghan, in semnan province. between 2001 and 2004, as part of an investigation of this worrying trend, wild rodents in this region were caught and checked, by the microscopical examination of liver and spleen smears, for leishmanial infection, to see which species were acting as 'reservoir' hosts. overall 298 nesokia indica, 29 ... | 2008 | 18318934 |
| lead concentrations in some organs of the rat meriones libycus and its parasite hymenolepis diminuta from riyadh city, ksa. | in the present study, the tape worm hymenolepis diminuta was chosen to estimate lead bioaccumulation in an urban area highly polluted with lead (the industrial area) and another less polluted one (al-karj road) at riyadh city, k.s.a. lead concentrations were found 38 to be 32 and 15 times in the parasite (h. diminuta) than in the intestine, liver and kidney of the host (meriones libycus). thus, the proposed model of cestode parasite-rat as bio-indicator of lead pollution seems to be promising in ... | 2008 | 18853610 |
| first detection of leishmania major in rattus norvegicus from fars province, southern iran. | zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis is an important health problem in iran and a great economic burden on the health resources. in southern iran (fars province), meriones libycus was reported as the main reservoir of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in arsanjan and marvdasht cities, and tatera indica and gerbillus spp. were the reservoirs reported in larestan and kharameh districts. because of an increase in human cutaneous leishmaniasis in fars province, this study was performed to identify the ro ... | 2010 | 20426685 |
| molecular detection of leishmania infection due to leishmania major and leishmania turanica in the vectors and reservoir host in iran. | an epidemiological study was carried out on the vectors and reservoirs of cutaneous leishmaniasis in rural areas of damghan district, semnan province, central iran, during 2008-2009. totally, 6110 sand flies were collected using sticky papers and were subjected to molecular methods for detection of leishmania parasite. phlebotomus papatasi scopoli was the common species in outdoor and indoor resting places. polymerase chain reaction technique showed that 24 out of 218 p. papatasi (11%) and 4 out ... | 2011 | 20575646 |
| gastrointestinal parasites and their prevalence in the arabian red fox (vulpes vulpes arabica) from the kingdom of saudi arabia. | the gastrointestinal parasites and prevalence of infestation in the arabian red fox vulpes vulpes arabica thomas, were investigated at the king khalid wildlife research centre (kkwrc) in thumamah, riyadh province, saudi arabia. faecal samples were collected from 58 wild caught foxes while under anaesthesia and examined for gastrointestinal parasites stages. male and female foxes were infected with three major groups of parasites; cestodes, nematodes, protozoa as well as an acanthocephalan. faeca ... | 2011 | 21524855 |
| impact of heavy metal pollution on the hemogram and serum biochemistry of the libyan jird, meriones libycus. | the stress profiles of the hemogram and serum biochemistry were determined in the context of heavy metal (cd, cu, hg, ni and pb) exposure in the wild libyan jird, meriones libycus, from one of riyadh's polluted areas versus a reference site. coupling the pronounced drop in platelets (plt) (28%) and mean platelet volume (mpv) (17%) with the insignificant responses of other red blood cell indices, suggests bone marrow suppression that is characterized by thrombocytopenia as an initial abnormality. ... | 2011 | 21601906 |
| phlebotomus papatasi and meriones libycus as the vector and reservoir host of cutaneous leishmaniasis in qomrood district, qom province, central iran. | to determine the sand flies species responsible for most transmission of leishmania major (l. major) to human, as well as to determine the main reservoir hosts of the disease. | 2011 | 21771429 |
| identification, cloning and regulation of cdna encoding aldo-keto reductase 1b7 in the adrenal gland of two saharan rodents meriones libycus (libyan jird) and gerbillus gerbillus (gerbil). | aldo-keto reductase 1b7 (akr1b7) is a mouse aldose reductase-like protein with two major sites of expression, the vas deferens and the adrenal cortex. in the adrenal cortex, akr1b7 is an adrenocorticotropin (acth)-responsive-gene whose product scavenges harmful byproducts of steroidogenesis and limits stress response through the biosynthesis of prostaglandin f2α. the purpose of the present study was to explore the possible expression of akr1b7 in the adrenal glands of two saharan rodents, libyan ... | 2011 | 21963864 |
| some epidemiological aspects of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a new focus, central iran. | following the epidemic of cutaneous leishmaniasis in khatam county, yazd province, this study was carried out to determine vector, and animal reservoir host(s) and investigate the human infection during 2005-2006. four rural districts where the disease had higher prevalence were selected. sticky paper traps were used to collect sand flies during april to november, biweekly. meanwhile rodents were captured using sherman traps from august to november. households and primary schools were visited an ... | 2015 | 26483838 |
| coarse-resolution ecology of etiological agent, vector, and reservoirs of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in libya. | cutaneous leishmaniasis ranks among the tropical diseases least known and most neglected in libya. world health organization reports recognized associations of phlebotomus papatasi, psammomys obesus, and meriones spp., with transmission of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (zcl; caused by leishmania major) across libya. here, we map risk of zcl infection based on occurrence records of l. major, p. papatasi, and four potential animal reservoirs (meriones libycus, meriones shawi, psammomys obesus, ... | 2016 | 26863317 |
| prevalence and diversity of bartonella species in rodents from georgia (caucasus). | bartonella infections are widespread and highly prevalent in rodents. several rodent-associated bartonella species have been related to human diseases. recently, bartonella species was reported as the etiology of a human case in the country of georgia (caucasus). however, information on bartonella in rodents in georgia is absent. rodent hearts were collected from georgia to investigate the presence and diversity of bartonella species. bartonella bacteria were cultured from 37.2% (16/43) of roden ... | 2016 | 27162268 |
| endoparasites of wild rodents in southeastern iran. | this study was aimed to collect wild rodents for endoparasites determination in some parts of sistan and baluchistan province, southeastern iran nearby pakistan and afghanistan countries. | 2015 | 26114139 |
| zoonotic and non-zoonotic parasites of wild rodents in turkman sahra, northeastern iran. | this study was conducted to collect informative data on the parasitic infection of wild rodents, emphasizing on finding parasites, which have medical importance to human. | 2017 | 28127340 |
| 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 |
| the intestinal cestode hymenolepis diminuta as a lead sink for its rat host in the industrial areas of riyadh, saudi arabia. | the present study sought to assess the potential of the cestode hymenolepis diminuta as a bioindicator for lead accumulation in two industrial areas of the city of riyadh, saudi arabia. rats (meriones libycus) were collected from two sites (industrial area ii and salbukh) in riyadh. in the industrial area ii, the mean levels of lead concentrations were found to be 1.96, 1.92, 1.4 and 30.72 μg/g in the rats' liver, kidney and intestine, and in h. diminuta, respectively. in salbukh, meanwhile, the ... | 2014 | 25183950 |
| ecological niche modeling of main reservoir hosts of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in iran. | zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (zcl), caused by leishmania major, is a common zoonotic vector-borne disease in iran. close contact with infected reservoir hosts increases the probability of transmission of leishmania parasite infections to susceptible humans. four gerbil species (rodentia: gerbillidae) serve as the main reservoir hosts for zcl in different endemic foci of iran. these species include rhombomys opimus, meriones libycus, meriones hurrianae and tatera indica; while notable infecti ... | 2016 | 27150212 |
| 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 |
| a survey of reservoir hosts in two foci of cutaneous leishmaniasis in kerman province, southeast of iran. | in the old world, cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) is zoonoses and natural vertebrate hosts of cl parasites are mammals. this study was carried out on natural infection rates of leishmania parasites in reservoir hosts in one new focus of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (zcl) and in suspected reservoir in an old focus of acl in iran. the sampling of rodents using sherman traps was carried out and pcr technique was used for detection and identification of leishmania species in bahreman district, kerm ... | 2014 | 25035578 |
| novel identification of leishmania major in hemiechinus auritus and molecular detection of this parasite in meriones libycus from an important foci of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in iran. | one of the well-known foci of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (zcl) in iran is turkemen sahara, which is located in north eastern iran. zcl is a disease of mammals, and humans can become infected as accidental hosts. many researchers have argued that rhombomys opimus is the only main reservoir host of zcl in this region of the golestan province. no other rodents or mammals are thought to host or have been reported to host leishmania parasites in this region. this research was designed and devel ... | 2016 | 24613133 |
| 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 |
| the comparative gastrointestinal morphology of five species of muroid rodents found in saudi arabia. | meriones rex (king jird), meriones libycus (libyan jird), acomys dimidiatus (eastern spiny mouse), acomys cahirinus (egyptian spiny mouse), and dipodillus dasyurus (wagner's dipodil) are five species of small rodents of the superfamily muroidea with distributions in eastern africa, egypt, and the desert regions of the arabian peninsula. water is scarce in these regions and may result in relatively low-digestible food. the aim of the present study is to describe and compare the gastrointestinal t ... | 2014 | 24664865 |
| the distribution of mucous secreting cells in the gastrointestinal tracts of three small rodents from saudi arabia: acomys dimidiatus, meriones rex and meriones libycus. | the proportion of mucin phenotypes (which form the protective biofilm of the gastrointestinal tract) differs between intestinal regions. this study examines the distribution of mucin secreting cells in the gastrointestinal tracts of the eastern spiny mouse (acomys dimidiatus), king jird (meriones rex) and libyan jird (meriones libycus), which inhabit the dry and hot deserts of saudi arabia. intestinal tract samples were processed to wax and tissue sections stained with alcian blue-periodic acid ... | 2016 | 26743350 |
| myocoptid mites (acariformes: myocoptidae) of the fauna of the former ussr. | mites of the family myocoptidae (acariformes: sarcoptoidea) of the former ussr are revised based on the collection of the zoological institute ras (st. petersburg, russia). seventeen described species are recorded. four species are described as new for science: trichoecius dubininae sp. nov. from lasiopodomys gregalis (pallas) (rodentia: cricetidae) from russia (chelyabinsk prov., type locality), kazakhstan and kirghizia, t. lemmus sp. nov. from lemmus sibiricus (kerr) (rodentia: cricetidae) fro ... | 2016 | 27988689 |
| fine structural study on emeria sp. infecting the libyan jirds (meriones libycus) in saudi arabia: merogony, macrogametogenesis and host-parasite relationship. | ultrastructural characteristics of merogony and the development of mature merozoits and macrogametogensis of eimeria sp. infecting the libyan jird were investigated. mono and binucleated schizonts were detected. developed merozoites showed all the apicomplexan architecture (pellicle, conoid, rhoptries, micronemes ... etc). transformation into macrogametes were studied. early macrogamonts characterized by the loss of all apicomblexan characters and the appearance of wall-forming bodies were the f ... | 2015 | 26485841 |
| ultrastructural study of host-parasite relationship and pathogenicity of eimeria sp. infecting libyan jird (meriones libycus) (lichtenstein, 1828). | the relationship of eimeria sp. and its host fat libyanjird (meriones libycus) was studied on an ultrastructural level. the host cellular organelles (nucleus, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum and golgi apparatus) and the changes of its infected intestinal epithelial cells during the development of parasitic stages (schizogony and gamogony) were studied and compared with those non-infected cells. the ultrastructures of intravacuolar tubules and folds in the parasitophorous vacuole (p.v.) were ... | 2013 | 23697012 |
| [a new nematode species, physaloptera musayevi sp. n., from the lybian jird meriones libycus and the social vole microtus socialis in the gobustan area of azerbaijan republic]. | nematodes belonging to the genus physaloptera rudolphi, 1819 were obtained from the lybian jird meriones libycus and the social vole microtus socialis in the gobustan area as a result of helminthological research. these nematodes significantly differed from other species of the genus in morphological and morphometric characters. in the present paper, they are described as the new species physaloptera musayevi sp. n. | 2012 | 22586924 |
| wild rodents and their ectoparasites in baluchistan area, southeast of iran. | during 2008-2009 a total of 67 individuals of rodents, tetera indica, meriones hurrianae, meriones libycus and gerbillus nanus were trapped in three areas, bampor, daman and qasre qand from iranshahr and nikshahr districts. there is a significant difference between comparative abundance of four species (p<0.05). a total of 1422 ectoparasites collected including 299 mites (21%), 127 fleas (8.9%), 972 lice (68.4%) and 24 ticks (1.7%). significant findings amongst the ectoparasites is the lice grou ... | 2013 | 23665710 |
| dipetalonema witei, filarial parasite of the jird, meriones libycus. ii. the reproductive system, gametogenesis and development of the microfilaria. | | 1961 | 13920367 |
| cutaneous leishmaniasis in saudi arabia: a comprehensive overview. | despite the great efforts by health authorities in kingdom of saudi arabia (ksa), cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) continues to be a major public health problem in the country. many risk factors make ksa prone to outbreaks and epidemics; among these, rapid urbanization and the huge population movement are the most important. the disease is endemic in many parts of ksa, with the majority of cases concentrated in six regions, including al-qaseem, riyadh, al-hassa, aseer, ha'il, and al-madinah. leishma ... | 2017 | 28806141 |
| epidemiological study on cutaneous leishmaniasis in an endemic area, of qom province, central iran. | cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) is one of the most important health problems in many areas of iran. there are two forms of the disease in iran, anthroponotic and zoonotic cl. this study conducted to assess the epidemiological situation of cl in an endemic area of qom province, central iran from apr to nov 2015. | 2017 | 29322057 |
| molecular detection of leishmania infantum and leishmania tropica in rodent species from endemic cutaneous leishmaniasis areas in morocco. | leishmaniasis remains a major public health problem in african nations, including morocco, where little is known about the vertebrate reservoirs involved in the causal parasites' transmission cycles. the present study investigates the role of rodent species as potential reservoirs of leishmania spp. in central morocco, where both l. tropica and l. infantum have been reported. | 2017 | 28969710 |
| synaptonemal complex study in some species of gerbillidae without heterochromatin interposition. | synaptonemal complexes were studied in gerbillus campestris, meriones libycus, m. shawi, m. crassus, and in two hybrids m. shawi x m. libycus (gerbillidae, rodentia). in both the pure species and hybrids, there was no pairing of x and y chromosomes, as was previously observed in psammomys obesus and other gerbillidae species with gonosome-autosome translocations. a pair of autosomes was also located in proximity to the sex chromosomes in pachytene and showed unusual meiotic behavior with no, inc ... | 1989 | 2612211 |
| transgelin: an androgen-dependent protein identified in the seminal vesicles of three saharan rodents. | during the breeding season, a major androgen-dependent protein with an apparent molecular weight of 21 kda was isolated and purified from the seminal vesicles of three saharan rodents (mlvsp21 from meriones libycus, msvsp21 from meriones shawi, and mcvsp21 from meriones crassus). the 21-kda protein was isolated and purified from soluble seminal vesicle proteins of homogenate by one-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (sds-page). using polyclonal antibodies directed against posvp21 (ps ... | 2013 | 23906482 |
| the complete mitochondrial genome of meriones libycus (rodentia: cricetidae) and its phylogenetic analysis. | meriones libycus belongs to the genus meriones in gerbillinae, its complete mitochondrial genome is 16,341 bp in length. the heavy strand contains 32.8% a, 13.1% g, 25.3% c, 28.8% t, protein-coding genes approximately accounting for 69.54%. results of phylogenetic analysis showed that m. libycus and meriones unguiculatus were clustered together, and it was consistent with that of primary morphological taxonomy. this study verifies the evolutionary status of m. libycus in meriones at the molecula ... | 2016 | 26017047 |
| seasonal expression of kiss-1 and the pituitary gonadotropins lhβ and fshβ in adult male libyan jird (meriones libycus). | the molecular mechanisms operating on a seasonal time-scale and regulating functions such as reproduction are poorly understood in animals living in desert environments. kisspeptin, the product of the kiss-1 gene, plays a critical role in control of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonad axis that orchestrates the reproductive system in vertebrates. we report a sequence analysis of kiss-1 and the pituitary luteinising hormone-beta (lhβ) and follicle-stimulating hormone-beta (fshβ) in the libyan jird ( ... | 2014 | 24786546 |
| ovarian function of the algerian wild libyan jird, meriones libycus during seasonal reproductive cycle: histological and immunohistochemical expression. | meriones libycus (libyan jird), a nocturnal saharan rodent, is characterized by a seasonal reproductive cycle with a short active phase (spring and early summer) and a long resting period (late summer, autumn, winter). histological and immunohistochemical techniques were performed in order to study the seasonal variations in mature ovaries. during the breeding season, the ovary showed a continuous cyclical activity, the various stages of folliculogenesis from primordial to preovulatory follicles ... | 2013 | 23233063 |
| risk assessment of heavy metal contamination in soil and wild libyan jird meriones libycus in riyadh, saudi arabia. | this study was undertaken to document the impact of heavy metal pollution on the libyan jird, meriones libycus and to contribute to an environmental impact statement for the rapidly growing city of riyadh. all metal concentrations in surface soil of a polluted site (within riyadh city) were higherthan those from a reference site (outside the city).although pb declined versus earlier reports on riyadh soil, cd (0.97 microg g(-1)) and hg (0.28 microg g(-1)) were above some of the most stringent qu ... | 2011 | 22471221 |
| immunoexpression of gelatinase (mmp-2 and mmp-9) in the seminal vesicles and ventral prostate of libyan jird (meriones libycus) during the seasonal cycle of reproduction. | an immunohistochemical study of matrix metalloproteinases (mmp-2 and mmp-9) or gelatinase (gelatinase a and gelatinase b) was performed on the seminal vesicles and ventral prostate of the libyan jird (meriones libycus) collected in the beni-abbes area during breeding period (spring and early summer), during resting phase (late summer, autumn, winter) and from castrated animals in the spring. the work was done using the indirect immunohistochemistry protocol by amplification with streptavidin-bio ... | 2010 | 20238300 |
| ecophysiological responses of the seminal vesicle of libyan jird (meriones libycus) to the saharan conditions: histological, morphometric and immunohistochemical analysis. | the libyan jird (meriones libycus) is a nocturnal saharan rodent submitted to a seasonal cycle of reproduction characterized by a short active period during spring and beginning of summer, and a long phase of sexual quiescence from the end of summer until the end of winter. during this cycle, the male reproductive organs, and more particularly seminal vesicles, experience some important weight and histological variations. during the breeding period, the wall of each seminal vesicle describes sev ... | 2007 | 17357090 |
| [growth and functional activity of the ventral gland and marking behavior of red-tailed gerbils (meriones libycus)]. | | 1994 | 7881374 |
| [spatial memory of meriones libycus (rodienta, gerbillidae)]. | meriones libycus, a desert rodent with a large home range, has a good spatial memory over at least 90 days, which makes it able to travel for a long way and come back to its nest. males have a better spatial memory than females. | 1992 | 1422920 |
| [changes in the population structure of the red-tailed libyan jird as affected by toxicants]. | the kind of the regulating agent for the quantitative control of the epidemically dangerous species depends on the concrete tasks. the poison of the critical action causes a strong, but short-time effect. the pesticide inhibiting the reproductive system of the rodents exerts long and profound influence on the population structure. | 1988 | 2965920 |
| [natural infestation of meriones libycus in a focus of cutaneous zoonotic leishmaniasis in douara (tunisia)]. | | 1987 | 3426315 |
| macrophage-mediated damage to filarial worms (dipetalonema setariosum) in vivo. | an adult female dipetalonema setariosum (mönnig 1926) recovered from the pleural cavity of meriones libycus and bearing an adherent cell mass examined by means of electron microscopy. the host reaction consisted exclusively of macrophages and was associated with disruption of the cuticular membrane and invasion of the cuticle itself. there was no evidence of prior activity by other cell types. initiation of damage appeared to be associated with the release of lysosomal enzymes by the macrophages ... | 1982 | 6890964 |
| [rate of water renewal and water balance in 2 desert rodents meriones shawii and meriones libycus, studied in their natural environment in tunisia]. | | 1976 | 817807 |
| random x-chromosome inactivation in interspecific hybrids of meriones libycus (male) x meriones shawi (female) (rodentia: gerbillinae). | | 1971 | 5116146 |
| hybridization in the rodent genus meriones. i. breeding and cytological analyses of meriones shawi (female) crossed meriones libycus (male) hybrids. | | 1969 | 5770277 |
| a survey on endoparasites in wild rodents of the jaz murian depression and adjacent areas, southeast of iran. | in this survey, rodents and their endoparasites were investigated in the jaz murian depression and adjacent areas, southeast iran. in total, 146 specimens of rodents belong to 13 species were trapped. in general, 10 different genera of endoparasites including 11 species were collected. the endoparasites were identified as follows: (1) nematodes: trichuris muris, syphacia obvelata, labiostomum sp., labiostomum naimi, mastrophorus muris, aspicularis tetraptera and heligmosomoides skrjabini, physal ... | 2018 | 30538358 |
| 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 |
| rodents helminth parasites in different region of iran. | climate condition is expected to have significant in rodents' diversity and in the seasonal pattern of diseases carried by different rodents. in an effort to aid in the study of the biodiversity of parasites of rodents in different climate zoon we examined climate patterns in the parasite assemblages of different rodents from mar 2015 to feb 2016. | 2020 | 30069212 |
| identification and characterization of jingmen tick virus in rodents from xinjiang, china. | jingmen tick virus (jmtv) is a recently identified virus which provides an unexpected connection between segmented and unsegmented rna viruses. recent investigations reveal that jmtv including jmtv-like virus (alongshan virus) could be associated with human disease, suggesting the significance of jmtv in public health. to better understand the genetic diversity and host range of jmtv, a total of 164 rodents representing 8 species were collected in qapqal xibe county of xinjiang uygur autonomous ... | 2020 | 32531517 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| review of leishmaniasis in the middle east and north africa. | cutaneous and visceral forms of leishmaniasis are the most important protozoan infection in the middle east and north africa (mena). | 2019 | 31148958 |
| leptospira spp. in rodents and shrews from afghanistan. | leptospirosis is an occupational risk for military personnel and many cases have been reported worldwide. rodents are the most important maintenance hosts for leptospira spp. and may infect both animals and humans. to determine the occurrence and identity of pathogenic leptospira spp. in rodent and shrew populations in german military camps in afghanistan, we examined 751 animals ( mus musculus, cricetulus migratorius, meriones libycus, rattus tanezumi, crocidura cf. suaveolens, and suncus etrus ... | 2019 | 30376394 |
| development of acanthocheilonema viteae in meriones shawi: absence of microfilariae and production of active es-62. | es-62 is a well-studied anti-inflammatory molecule secreted by l4-adult stage acanthocheilonema viteae. we maintain the life cycle of a viteae using meriones libycus as the definitive host. here, we investigated whether the full life cycle could be maintained, and functional es-62 produced, in a related jird species-meriones shawi. | 2020 | 33091157 |
| modeling spatial risk of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in central iran. | zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (zcl) is one of the endemic diseases in central part of iran. the aim of this cross-sectional study was to find the areas with a higher risk of infection considering the distribution of vector, reservoir hosts and human infection. passive data recorded the positive cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis in yazd province health center were collected for 10 years, from 2007 to 2016 at the county level. considering all earlier studies conducted in yazd province, records o ... | 2018 | 29920233 |
| evaluation of chromium accumulation and resulting histopathological changes in libyan jirds (mammals, rodentia), affected by effluent from ghazghan leather industrial town, iran. | the leather industry is one of the major producers of wastewater, releasing large amounts of various chemicals into the environment. chromium (cr) is the most commonly used agent in the tanning industry. accumulation in the animal body can adversely affect the functioning of animal tissues. the current study investigated the toxic effects of cr on lung, kidney, liver, and testicular tissues in libyan jirds (meriones libycus) inhabiting the area surrounding ghazghan leather industrial town, mashh ... | 2020 | 32648223 |
| structural study and expression of the androgen receptors during the reproductive cycle in the harderian gland of the male meriones libycus. | the goal of this study was to evaluate for the first time the expression of the androgen receptors (ar) in harderian glands (hg) of the male meriones lybicus in relation to the reproductive cycle. six male harderian glands of the resting period and 6 of the breeding period were collected. the animals were trapped in the desert of béni abbès (algeria). the morphology of the harderian glands was studied by light microscopy and morphometry, whereas the expression of the androgen receptors was asses ... | 2019 | 30792115 |
| stone quarrying induces organ dysfunction and oxidative stress in meriones libycus. | exposure to heavy metal-containing dust arising from stone quarrying may cause severe health problems. the aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of stone quarrying in riyadh (saudi arabia) on the libyan jird meriones libycus. soil samples and jirds were collected from four sites located at different distances from the quarrying area. soil from the first (500 m away from the quarry) and second (1800 m away) sites showed a significant increase in cadmium (cd), lead (pb), nickel (ni), and va ... | 2018 | 30003843 |