Seasonal variation of infestation rate with lice , tick and mite among rodents in certain Egyptain regions

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Four species of mites (Ornithonyssus bacoti, Haemolaelaps glusgowi, Echi-nolaelaps echinolelaps & Dermanyssus gallinae), two species of ticks (Rhipi-cephalus sanguineus & Hyalomma dromedarrii) and one species of lice (Po-lyplax spinulose) were identified on rodents during 4 successive seasons (2005) trapped in five governorates (Suez, Menoufia, Giza, Damietta and Beni-Sewaf).

The rodents were Rattus norvegicus, Rattus rattus alexandrinus, Rattus rattus frugivourus, Acomys cahirinus and Mus musculus Rodents in Suez were the highly ecto-parasites infested ones