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<br />~er~eat~ial Arthropoda and Rodenta <br /> <br />lach aUIIIMr, many .nlion. of people visit picnic sitea, <br />c8lllPgroundl, cabin., and other water-related recreational facilities <br />along the Ihorel of reeervoira. In addition to 1II0.quitoel and other <br />insects of aquatic o~igin, these people are often exposed to terres- <br />trial arthropod. such a. ticka, mites, fleas, and fUes and rodents <br />including ground squirrel., rats, mice, and chipmunks. The pub lic <br />health importance of these arthropod. and rodent. involves a number <br />of human di.eases including Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Colorado <br />tick fever, tularemia, relap.ing fever, tick paralysis, typhus, plague <br />bacillary dysentery, and typhoid. The bites of certain arthropod. <br />al.o cause considerable irritation, diacomfort, and annoyance. <br /> <br />B-4 <br />