Investigation on the density of main host in plague natural foci in Hebei Province
LIU Guan-chun
YAN Dong
CHEN Yong-ming
LIU Chun-ge
SHI Xian-ming
DU Guo-yi
LI Yu-gui
CUI Yao-ren
LAN Xiao-yu
ZHAO Yu-gang
WANG Hui-xiao
ZHOU Jian-hong
WANG Wei-dong
XIANG You-qing
SONG Dong-xia
Abstract：Objective To understand the density of dominant hosts,and provide a reference for animal plague control and prevention.Methods Statistics of data set extracted from plague surveillance sites between 2000 and 2006.Results The survey covered 2 979 ha area,including grass land,arable land,wasteland,artificial grass land and hillside.A total of 3 536 Meriones unguiculatus were captured with average density of 1.19 heads/ha,and 1 811 Spermophilus dauricus with average density of 0.61 heads/ha.Of the variety of biohabitats,Meriones unguiculatus held higher density of 2.60 heads/ha in arable land and of 1.62 heads/ha in wasteland,while Spermophilus dauricus held 0.9 heads/ha in grassland and 1.05 heads/ha in hillside.Conclusion Arable land and wasteland were best habitats for Meriones unguiculatus,and grassland and hillside were greater places for Spermophilus dauricus in Hebei plague foci.The important information is worthy of tackling animal plague issue in Hebei Province.
Keywords：plague focihost animalsplague
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 451-453,456 )