A survey on endoparasites in wild rodents of the Jaz Murian depression and adjacent areas, southeast of Iran.

In this survey, rodents and their endoparasites were investigated in the Jaz Murian depression and adjacent areas, southeast Iran. In total, 146 specimens of rodents belong to 13 species were trapped. In general, 10 different genera of endoparasites including 11 species were collected. The endoparasites were identified as follows: (1) Nematodes: , , sp., , , and sp. (2) Cestodes: sp., sp., and . Of 146 captured rodents, was found with high parasitic infestation (with 93% infested) comparing to (66%), (50%), (15%), (14%) and (8%) whereas, seven rodent species, , , and were free from any parasitic infestation. Those six infested rodent species were collected from the center of the Jaz Murian depression, whereas seven non-infested rodents' species except and live in the marginal ranges of the Jaz Murian depression, therefore, these species inhabiting the central parts were supposed to be more important from the health aspect. The species, collected from is the first report of this species in rodents from Iran.