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概要

Arthropod Parasites of Rattus Rattus Frugivorus in Sheep Farming in ElKawther City, Sohag Region, Egypt

Abd El-Aleem Saad Soliman Desoky

The white bellied rat, Rattus rattus frugivorus was infested with various species from arthropoda such as fleas & lice (Insecta) and mites & ticks (Acari), from this studied found that two species of fleas were Xenopsylla cheopis & Pulex irritans and two of lice was Haplopleura oenonydis & polyplax spinulosa infested the captured white bellied rat. While The study of ectoparasite from acari show that seven species of mites Amerosieus sp., Ornithonyssus bacoti, Dermanyssus sp., Rhizoglyphus echinopus, Glycyphagus sp., Myocoptes sp., and Tarsonemus sp., and two species of hard tick was Amblyomma sp., and Haemophysalis sp., infested Rattus r. frugivorus which captured from the study area.