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A STUDY ON RODENT ECTOPARASITES IN BANDAR ABBAS: THE MAIN ECONOMIC SOUTHERN SEAPORT OF IRAN
Rodents are one of the main health problems in the cities, especially
in coastal area. These animals make economic damages and are potential
health dangers in Bandar Abbas, the main economic southern port of
Iran. In this study, rodents were captured from different parts of the
city, before and after a control program during 2003-2004, transferred
to the laboratory, identified and examined for ecto-parasites. Totally
105 rodents demonstrating four species: Rattus rattus  (3%), R.
norvegicus (78%), Mus musculus  (3%) and Tatera indica Â
(16%), were captured before the control program. The most frequency was
observed in Ayatollah Ghafari quarter, 10 rodents per 24 traps. After
12 months, the duration of control program, rodents were re-captured to
assessment the success of control activity. In this stage 35 small
mammals demonstrated four species were obtained: R.norvegicus (51.4%),
R.rattus (37.1%), T.indica (8.6%) and one weasel (2.9%). We found the
most frequency in Khoon-sorkh quarter with 6 rodents per 24 traps. The
identified ectoparasites were Xenopsylla buxtoni  ,
Rhipicephalus sp., Polyplax gerbilli  , Haplopleura captiosa
 , Ornithonyssus bacoti  , Laelaps nuttalli  ,
Dermanyssus americanus  , Dermanyssus sanguineus  ,
Haemolaelaps glasgowi  and Echinolaelaps echidninus  .
The number of rodents reduced to one third after control program, shows
the relative success of this program (p<0.05)