The influence of climatic and ecological indicators of the Central Karakum on the development of epizootics among the Great Gerbil caused by Yersinia pestis
https://doi.org/10.17021/2712-8164-2025-1-29-36
Abstract
Prevention of zoonotic infections is an urgent problem of modern epidemiological science and is one of the directions of the ―One Health‖ concept. The purpose of the work is to study the influence of climatic and environmental indicators in the Central Karakum on the population of the great gerbil, ectoparasites and their connection with the possibility of developing epizootics caused by Yersinia pestis within the framework of the ―One Health‖ concept. Materials and methods. Long-term (1990–2024) own materials from zooparasitological and bacteriological research obtained during annual expeditions conducted during the periods March-November in the Central Karakum are presented. Results. Studies have shown that wave-like climate changes in the western part of the Central Karakum lead to changes in the duration of the growing season with disruption of the phenological phases of the main desert plants. As a result, the number of the great gerbil changes, as a result of which the number of its ectoparasites changes. Conclusion. For the development of epizootics among rodents caused by Ye. pestis requires conditions that include a period of high temperature, sufficient rainfall, a long growing season of plants, and a high density of the great gerbil and their ectoparasites.
About the Authors
K. Kh. Mavlanov
Center for the Prevention of Particularly Dangerous Infections
Туркменистан
Туркменистан
K. Kh. Mavlanov, Cand. Sci. (Biol.), Head
Ashgabat
A. H. Tachmukhammedova
Myrat Garryyev State Medical University of Turkmenistan
Туркменистан
Туркменистан
A. H. Tachmukhammedova, Cand. Sci. (Med.), Vice-Rector
Ashgabat
A. V. Pavlenko
Center for the Prevention of Particularly Dangerous Infections
Россия
Россия
A. V. Pavlenko, Zoologist
Ashgabat
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Mavlanov K.Kh., Tachmukhammedova A.H., Pavlenko A.V. The influence of climatic and ecological indicators of the Central Karakum on the development of epizootics among the Great Gerbil caused by Yersinia pestis. Title. 2025;6(1):29–36. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17021/2712-8164-2025-1-29-36
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