Ectoparasite Fauna of Rodents and Shrews with Their Spatial, Temporal, and Dispersal along a Degradation Gradient in Mabira Central Forest Reserve.
Journal
Journal of parasitology research
ISSN: 2090-0023
Titre abrégé: J Parasitol Res
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101526294
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
received:
03
05
2023
revised:
11
09
2023
accepted:
22
09
2023
medline:
6
11
2023
pubmed:
6
11
2023
entrez:
6
11
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Ectoparasites like fleas, mites, and ticks that are key carriers of harmful pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, cestodes, and nematodes live on rodents and shrews. It should be noted that rodents' ecological adaptability makes them suitable as parasite hosts. The main objective of the study was to determine the ectoparasite assemblages in rodents and shrews along a degradation gradient, while comparing infestation levels in different habitats with varying levels of degradation. The study was conducted in Mabira Central Forest Reserve. Ectoparasites were collected following rodent and shrew removal trapping which was done using Sherman's traps set along transects of 200 meters in three habitat strata that included adjacent forest habitats, degraded forest edge, and regenerating forest interior. Data was collected intermittently with a break every two months for one year from November 2018 to December 2019. A total of 1411 rodents and shrews were collected, yielding a total of 5692 ectoparasites from 22 host species (17 rodents and 5 shrews). The most prevalent group of ectoparasites was mites followed by fleas, lice, ticks, and earwig. Ectoparasite prevalence significantly differed depending on hosts species (
Identifiants
pubmed: 37928436
doi: 10.1155/2023/7074041
pmc: PMC10625493
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
7074041Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 Waswa Sadic Babyesiza et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
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