Ectoparasites of Chevrier’s field mouse, Apodemus chevrieri, in a focus of plague in southwest China

Medical and Veterinary Entomology - Tập 21 Số 3 - Trang 297-300 - 2007
Xingyuan Men1, Xian‐Guo Guo1,2, Wen-Ge Dong2, Niu Ai-qin2, Ti-Jun Qian2, Dian Wu2
1Department of Biology and Genetics, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong Province
2Institute of Pathogens and Vectors, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan Province, China

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Abstract Chevrier’s field mouse, Apodemus chevrieri Milne−Edwards (Rodentia: Muridae), has been identified as the main wild reservoir of plague in the sylvatic plague focus of Yunnan Province, southwest China. Here, the ectoparasite communities of A. chevrieri and the potential medical and veterinary importance of these ectoparasites are described. A high proportion (66%) of 321 mice were found to be infested with ectoparasites. A total of 81 species of ectoparasite, including 48 species of chigger mite, 25 species of mesostigmatid (gamasid) mite, six species of flea and two species of sucking louse were collected. Most species of ectoparasite were relatively uncommon, but a few were abundant. Within this ectoparasite complex, 16 species have previously been reported to be vectors of human disease agents. Apodemus chevrieri would appear therefore to be a natural reservoir for plague bacilli and epidemic haemorrhagic fever (Korean haemorrhagic fever) viruses.

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Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Tập 21 Số 3

297-300

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