Harrison, AlanRobb, Gillian N.Hastriter, M.W.Apanaskevich, D.A.Ueckermann, Edward A.Bennett, Nigel Charles2015-11-262015-07Harrison, A, Robb, GN, Alagaili, AN, Hastriter, MW, Apanaskevich, DA, Ueckermann, EA & Bennett, NC 2015, 'Ectoparasite fauna of rodents collected from two wildlife research centres in Saudi Arabia with discussion on the implications for disease transmission', Acta Tropica, vol. 147, pp. 1-5.0001-706X (print)1873-6254 (online)10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.03.022http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50933The majority of human pathogens are zoonotic and rodents play an important role as reservoirs of manyof these infectious agents. In the case of vector-borne pathogens, rodent reservoirs not only act as a sourceof infection for vectors but also serve as hosts for the vectors themselves, supporting their populations.Current data on rodent-ectoparasite relationships is limited in Saudi Arabia, however, this is needed toassess disease risk and the relative importance of different hosts for the maintenance of vector-bornepathogen cycles. In order to provide baseline data for the region that could be used to assess zoonoticdisease risk, we collected and identified 771 ectoparasite specimens (ticks, fleas and mites) from 161rodents at two wildlife research centres in Saudi Arabia and discuss our results in the context of possiblezoonotic disease risk based on the hosts and vectors present.en© 2015 Published by Elsevier B.V. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Acta Tropica. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Acta Tropica, vol. 147, pp. 1-5. 2015. doi :10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.03.022.FleasHost–ectoparasite interactionsMitesSaudi ArabiaRodentsTicksPostprint Article