The role of rodents as reservoirs for some diseases in new reclaimed areas in north Sinai
Shoukry, A.; Merdan, A.I.; el-Kady, G.A.
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology 21(2): 513-519
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 1110-0583 PMID: 1908502 Document Number: 3094
In a trial to determine the role of Sinai rodents as reservoirs to rickettsial diseases, the IFA technique was used to detect the presence of R. typhi and spotted fever group in blood of some commensal and wild rodent species collected in Sinai during the last five years (1985 - 1989). Out of 277 Rattus spp. collected in El Arish (47.3%) were positive to R. typhi and only (5.9%) of 35 Mus musculus were positive to R. typhi. As for Gerbillus spp. only (1.5%) of 206 animals were positive for R. typhi. The positive cases of spotted fever group were (34.6%) in Rattus spp. and (18.8%) in Gerbillus spp. With the presence of ticks and fleas in Sinai, the potentially for rickettsial disease transmission exists. Such disease impose serious impacts on manpower in Sinai especially with the ambitious development plans ongoing presently.
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