Fleas of Mouse-Like Rodents in the Mountains of Southern Kazakhstan
Kulemin M.V. Rapoport L.P. Kobeshova Z.B. Bekzhanova Z.S. Auezov K.N.
October 2021Pleiades journals
Entomological Review
2021#101Issue 7878 - 883 pp.
Abstract: Data on the structure of the flea fauna associated with mouse-like rodents in the Ugam, Talas, and Karatau mountain ranges in Southern Kazakhstan are presented. Long-term observations (2007–2017) revealed 20 flea species parasitizing these hosts. The richest flea fauna, comprising 15 species, was recorded in the Ugam Range, followed by 12 species in the Talas Range and only 6 species in the Karatau Mountains. The wood mouse parasite Leptopsylla taschenbergi Wagn., 1898 was the most widespread flea species; it was found in all the mountain ranges and on the majority of host species. The species composition of the fleas associated with mouse-like rodents showed a number of regional features. The richest flea faunas were recorded on the wood mouse in the Ugam Range, on the house mouse and the Tien Shan vole in the Talas Range, and on the juniper vole in the Ugam and Talas ranges. The abundance of fleas on all the rodents was very low, never exceeding one flea per host; the highest numbers were recorded on the wood mouse in the Ugam and Karatau mountains and also on the Tien Shan vole in the Talas Range. Unlike in the Kyrgyz part of the Talas Range, no plague infection was detected in the fleas of mouse-like rodents in the mountains of Southern Kazakhstan. Research on the epizootic significance of fleas will be continued.
domination , epizootic significance , flea , rodents , species composition
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Shymkent Anti-Plague Station, Ministry of Health, Shymkent, 160013, Kazakhstan
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