abstract rodent have global spread and include the largest order of mammals that their broad range of adaptation is extensive. so far don’t perform a study on rodent fauna of ferdows county. therefore, the aim of this study is to identify this part of the vertebrates in this area. in this regard in order to identification and biosystematics survey of rodent fauna from winter 2014 to june 2014 i...

samplings were done in different locations of northeastern iran and different specimens were collected during two years. the specimens belong to 26 different species attributing to 6 families: scuridae (spermophilus fulvus), cricetidae (microtus transcaspicus, microtus paradoxus, blanfordimys afghanus, chionomys nivalis, ellobius talpinus, ellobius fuscocapillus, cricetulus migratorius), calomy...

family muridae consists of eight genera and 28 species in iran. this family shows notable variability of karyological features. in this study, karyological data derived from 11 species of 7 genera of this family of iran are presented and compared with previously published accounts. the included species were: mus musculus musculus from gonbad (2n=40, fn=40) and birjand (2n=40, fn=38), rattus nor...

Background 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. Methods The sticky paper traps and aspirating tubes were used for collecti...

Reports from the health center of Kerman Province, southern Iran showed an increasing of cutaneous leishmaniasis cases in Orzuieh Rural District, southwest of the province in 2003. The report encouraged the team to carry out an epidemiological survey in the district during 2003-2004. The objectives were to determine the ecology of sand flies, potential reservoir hosts and human infection. A tot...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Rodents belonging to Gerbillinae subfamily are the main reservoir hosts of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) in Iran. Regarding the important role of these rodents in the maintenance of Leishmania major in the nature, their identification with morphometric, cytogenetic and molecular methods seems to be essential. The karyotype study of these species, captured from a...