Table 4.
Public health importance vectors reported in Qatar that can intervene rodent-borne zoonoses transmission.
| Vector | Reported hosts | Potential role for pathogen transmission | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand fly | |||
| Phlebotomus papatasi | – | Leishmania spp. | [79,80] |
| Flea | |||
| Xenopsylla astia | Rodent | Yersinia pesits, Rickettsia spp., Hymenolepis diminuta | [14,80] |
| Xenopsylla cheopis | Rodent | Yersinia pestis, Hymenolepis diminuta, Rickettsia spp., Bartonella spp. | [[79], [80], [81], [82], [83], [84]] |
| Ctenocephalides felis | Cat | Bartonella spp. Rickettsia spp. | [79,80] |
| Mite | |||
| Ornithynyssus bacoti | Rodent | Coxiella burnetii, Rickettsia spp. | [19,81,82] |
| Ticks | |||
| Hyalomm dromedarii | Camels, cattle | Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, Rickettsia spp., Coxiella burnetii | [79,80] |
| Hyaloma impeltatum | Camels, cattle, sheep | Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, Rickettsia spp. | [79,80] |
| Mosquito | |||
| Aedes aegypti | Humans | Chikungunya virus | [79,80] |
| Culex pipiens | Human | West Nile Virus | [79,85,86] |
| Culex univittatus | Mammals | West Nile Virus | [79,80] |