Fleas (Siphonaptera) of mammals and birds of the southern part of the Caspian sandy natural plague focus

Abstract

The data on the taxocenoses of fleas of rodents, other mammals and birds of the Stavropol part of the Caspian sandy natural plague focus (43) for the period 1990-2015 are presented. As a result of long-term (more than 25 years) observations, it was possible to identify a more complete composition of flea taxocenoses in the plague focus, confined to individual feeders. The conducted studies prove the possibility of the existence of a complex parasitic system with the participation of secondary (additional) and accidental vectors and carriers of the causative agent of the plague, which may have important epizootological significance.