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. 2018 Apr 19;12(4):e0006256. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006256

Table 4. Rodent- borne diseases not yet reported in Iran.

Disease Agent
Bacterial Diseases Rickettsialpox Rickettsia akari
Sylvatic typhus Rickettsia prowazekii
Murine typhus Rickettsia typhi
Boutonneuse or Mediterranean spotted fever Rickettsia conorii
Rocky Mountain spotted fever Rickettsia rickettsi
Rat-bite fever Spirillum minus, Streptobacillus moniliformis
Human granulocytic anaplasmosis Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Corynebacteriosis Non-diphtheritic corynebacterium
Pasteurellosis Pasteurella spp.
Viral Diseases Rift Valley fever Rift Valley fever virus
HPS Hantaviruses
Borna disease Borna virus
Lassa fever Lassa virus
Argentine hemorrhagic fever Junin virus
Bolivian hemorrhagic fever Machupo virus
Lujo hemorrhagic fever Lujo virus
Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever Guanarito virus
Brazilian hemorrhagic fever Sabia virus
Kyasanur Forest Disease Kyasanur Forest disease virus
Omsk hemorrhagic fever Omsk hemorrhagic fever virus
Tick-borne encephalitis Tick-borne encephalitis virus
Apoi virus disease Apoi virus
Powassan encephalitis Powassan virus
Colorado tick fever Coltivirus
Cowpox Cowpox virus
Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus
Western Equine Encephalitis Western equine encephalitis virus
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus 
Parasitic Diseases Chagas Trypanosoma cruzi
Toxascariasis Toxascaris leonina
Baylisascariasis Baylisascaris procyonis
Angiostrongylosis Angiostrongylus cantonensis, Angiostrongylus costaricensis
Echinostomiasis Echinostoma
Alariasis Alaria spp.
Neosporosis Neospora caninum
Brachylaimiasis Brachylaimidae

Abbreviation: HPS, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.