<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Abhay Kumar Sharma</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kaushal Kumar</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">T.G. Thomas</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sujeet Kumar Singh</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ectoparasite of Rodents Collected from International Seaport, Gujarat (India) with Special Reference to Plague &amp; Scrub Typhus</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal of Communicable Diseases</style></secondary-title><short-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">JCD</style></short-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kandla Port</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Leptotrombidium deliense</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Scrub Typhus</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tatera indica</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Xenopsylla cheopis</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2018</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">12-2020</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">https://medical.adrpublications.in/index.php/Journal-CommunicableDiseases/article/view/2080</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">50</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">7 - 13</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Background: Rodents are well established at port areas and their arthropod ectoparasite can be vectors of many diseases. Ships play an important role in spreading disease by transporting infected vectors. Objective:&amp;nbsp; In&amp;nbsp; view&amp;nbsp; of&amp;nbsp; the&amp;nbsp; seriousness&amp;nbsp; of&amp;nbsp; the&amp;nbsp; problem&amp;nbsp; the&amp;nbsp; present&amp;nbsp; study&amp;nbsp; was&amp;nbsp; undertaken&amp;nbsp; to&amp;nbsp; assess&amp;nbsp; the&amp;nbsp; prevalence of rodent&amp;ndash;ectoparasite association at KPT, Kandla (India). Results: Four species of rodents:Tatera indica(Hardwicke), Bandicota indica(Bechstein),Rattus norvegicus(Berkenhout), Rattus rattus (Linnaeus)were trapped from the port area. Rodent Infestation rate was 84.9 per cent. Lice (46.5%) were the predominant ectoparasites retrieved from the rodents followed by mites and fleas. The rodent ectoparasite index was 13.6 per rat. A total of 32 vector larval trombiculid chigger mite (Leptotrombidium deliense, Walch) were collected from various species of rats. Chigger infestation rate was found to be 8.0 per rat. A total of 96% chigger mites were retrieved from R. norvagicus trapped from canteen area. A total 234 fleas were retrieved giving an overall flea index of 2.5 per rat. The flea species collected from rodents were Xenopsylla cheopis (Rothschild)and X. astia (Rothschild). Serological &amp;amp; bacteriological examination of rodent samples showed no Orentia and plague bacilli activity. Conclusion: Result of the study suggests routine surveillance for rodent and their arthropods ectoparasite to apply appropriate control measure to prevent the spreading of rodent borne diseases.&lt;/p&gt;
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