Study on zoonotic cestodes of commensal rats
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RESEARCH ARTICLE ISSN 2250-1770 Study on zoonotic cestodes of commensal rats Shashi Kiran, Rashmi and *Kanika Solanki Veterinary Parasitology Lab, Zoology, D.A.V. (PG) College,S.G.R.R Medical college Dehradun-248 001, India *Corresponding author: [email protected] Abstract A study on the prevalence of cestodes in three species of rats, R. rattus, R.norvegicus and M. musculus revealed 36% (n=50) of infection in four city structures of Dehradun, during April 2011 to December 2011. Two to four adult cestodes belonging to three species (H. diminuta, T. taeniaeformis and Diphyllobothrium sp.) were recorded from each infected rat. R. norvegicus were highly infected with cestodes (46.1%) followed by R. rattus (37.5%). No cestode was obtained from M. musculus. The association between rat species and cestodes was significant (P>0.05). Mean worm burden of T. taeniaeformis was high in both the rat species, R. rattus and R. norvegicus (3.3 and 2.8) respectively. Mixed infection of nematodes and cestodes was observed in 58% of captured rats.
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Study of the endoparasitic fauna of commensal rats and shrews caught in traditional wet markets in Taichung City, Taiwan.
BACKGROUND Rats live in close proximity to human populations. Feral rodents are known to transmit diseases and act as reservoir hosts to many zoonotic parasites that pose health risks to humans. The aim of this study is to investigate endoparasitic infections in commensal rats and shrews caught in traditional wet markets in Taichung City, Taiwan. METHODS A total of 51 commensal wild rodents a...
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