Zeinolabedin Mohammadi

Rodentology Research Department, Applied Animal Institute, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran; 5Department of Microbiology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran

[ 1 ] - Upsurge of Rodents’ Population in a Rural Area of Northeastern Iran Raised Concerns about Rodent-borne Diseases

Introduction: Rodents are the primary source of several zoonotic infectious diseases. The upsurge of rodents’ population in Najaf Abad Village of Nishapur County, northeastern Iran in February 2014 raised the concerns about the outbreak of diseases such as plague and tularemia. This report discusses the lessons learned from the outburst of rodents’ population in that village and rep...