Helminths of urban rats in developed countries: a systematic review to identify research gaps
International audience Although black ( Rattus rattus) and brown ( Rattus norvegicus ) rats are among the most widespread synanthropic wild rodents, there is a surprising scarcity of knowledge about their ecology in the urban ecosystem. In particular, relatively few studies have investigated their h...
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ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:mnhn-04171554v1 2024-02-27T08:45:03+00:00 Helminths of urban rats in developed countries: a systematic review to identify research gaps Gliga, Diana, S Pisanu, Benoît Walzer, Chris Desvars-Larrive, Amélie University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (Vetmeduni) Patrimoine naturel (PatriNat) Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Office français de la biodiversité (OFB) Open access funding provided by University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna ADL was financially supported by a postdoctoral fellowship (FU-282-PDC) provided by the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna 2020-06-30 https://mnhn.hal.science/mnhn-04171554 https://mnhn.hal.science/mnhn-04171554/document https://mnhn.hal.science/mnhn-04171554/file/Gliga2020%20s00436-020-06776-3.pdf https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-020-06776-3 en eng HAL CCSD Springer Verlag (Germany) info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s00436-020-06776-3 mnhn-04171554 https://mnhn.hal.science/mnhn-04171554 https://mnhn.hal.science/mnhn-04171554/document https://mnhn.hal.science/mnhn-04171554/file/Gliga2020%20s00436-020-06776-3.pdf doi:10.1007/s00436-020-06776-3 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 0932-0113 EISSN: 1432-1955 Parasitology Research https://mnhn.hal.science/mnhn-04171554 Parasitology Research, 2020, 119 (8), pp.2383-2397. ⟨10.1007/s00436-020-06776-3⟩ Rattus rattus Rattus norvegicus Helminth Urban habitat City Review [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2020 ftccsdartic https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-020-06776-3 2024-01-28T00:38:06Z International audience Although black ( Rattus rattus) and brown ( Rattus norvegicus ) rats are among the most widespread synanthropic wild rodents, there is a surprising scarcity of knowledge about their ecology in the urban ecosystem. In particular, relatively few studies have investigated their helminth species diversity in such habitat. We followed the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis) guideline to synthesize the existing published literature regarding the helminth fauna of urban rats in developed countries (North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Japan). We aimed at describing the species diversity and richness of urban rat helminths, the species prevalence and associations, the methods of investigation, the pathological changes observed in the hosts, the risk factors of infection and the public health significance of rat-borne helminthiases. Twenty-three scientific papers published between 1946 and 2019 were reviewed, half of them were conducted in Europe. Twenty-five helminth species and eight genera were described from the liver, digestive tract, lungs and muscles of urban rats. The most commonly reported parasite was Calodium hepaticum . Prevalence and risk factors of helminth infection in urban rats varied greatly between studies. Observed pathological findings in the rat host were generally minor, except for C. hepaticum . Several rat helminths can parasitize humans and are therefore of public health significance. The lack of references to identification keys and the rare use of molecular tools for species confirmation represent the main limitation of these studies. Knowledge gap on this topic and the needs for future research are discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus Archive ouverte HAL (Hyper Article en Ligne, CCSD - Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) New Zealand Prisma ENVELOPE(-58.767,-58.767,-69.200,-69.200) Parasitology Research 119 8 2383 2397 |
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International audience Although black ( Rattus rattus) and brown ( Rattus norvegicus ) rats are among the most widespread synanthropic wild rodents, there is a surprising scarcity of knowledge about their ecology in the urban ecosystem. In particular, relatively few studies have investigated their helminth species diversity in such habitat. We followed the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis) guideline to synthesize the existing published literature regarding the helminth fauna of urban rats in developed countries (North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Japan). We aimed at describing the species diversity and richness of urban rat helminths, the species prevalence and associations, the methods of investigation, the pathological changes observed in the hosts, the risk factors of infection and the public health significance of rat-borne helminthiases. Twenty-three scientific papers published between 1946 and 2019 were reviewed, half of them were conducted in Europe. Twenty-five helminth species and eight genera were described from the liver, digestive tract, lungs and muscles of urban rats. The most commonly reported parasite was Calodium hepaticum . Prevalence and risk factors of helminth infection in urban rats varied greatly between studies. Observed pathological findings in the rat host were generally minor, except for C. hepaticum . Several rat helminths can parasitize humans and are therefore of public health significance. The lack of references to identification keys and the rare use of molecular tools for species confirmation represent the main limitation of these studies. Knowledge gap on this topic and the needs for future research are discussed. |
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University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (Vetmeduni) Patrimoine naturel (PatriNat) Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Office français de la biodiversité (OFB) Open access funding provided by University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna ADL was financially supported by a postdoctoral fellowship (FU-282-PDC) provided by the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna |
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Helminths of urban rats in developed countries: a systematic review to identify research gaps |
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Helminths of urban rats in developed countries: a systematic review to identify research gaps |
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Helminths of urban rats in developed countries: a systematic review to identify research gaps |
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Helminths of urban rats in developed countries: a systematic review to identify research gaps |
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Helminths of urban rats in developed countries: a systematic review to identify research gaps |
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helminths of urban rats in developed countries: a systematic review to identify research gaps |
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ISSN: 0932-0113 EISSN: 1432-1955 Parasitology Research https://mnhn.hal.science/mnhn-04171554 Parasitology Research, 2020, 119 (8), pp.2383-2397. ⟨10.1007/s00436-020-06776-3⟩ |
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