A SURVEY OF THE GUT PARASITES OF RODENTS IN NSUKKA ECOLOGICAL ZONE

A survey of gut parasites of rodents was undertaken in Nsukka ecological zone. Out of the 87 rodents caught and examined, 47 (54.0%) were positive for helminth parasites. The prevalence rates for the various rodents examined were 60.0 % for Xerus erythropus (squirrels); 59.3 % for Cricetomy sp. (gia...

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Main Authors: Ikem Chris, Rose Nduka Nwanyo
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Subjects:
Rodents
Xerus erythropus
Cricetomy sp
Rattus rattus
Gut parasites
Hymenolepis sp
Raillietina sp
Trichuris muris
Ascaris sp
Cyathostomum sp
Moniliformis morniliformis
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.404.408
http://www.zoo-unn.org/ARI vols/vol5/vol5-2/OkoyeandObiezue.pdf
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Summary:A survey of gut parasites of rodents was undertaken in Nsukka ecological zone. Out of the 87 rodents caught and examined, 47 (54.0%) were positive for helminth parasites. The prevalence rates for the various rodents examined were 60.0 % for Xerus erythropus (squirrels); 59.3 % for Cricetomy sp. (giant rats) and 48.9 % for Rattus rattus (house rats). The difference in prevalence rates amongst the rodents was statistically insignificant (P>0.05). The parasites isolated were 2 Cestode species- Hymenolepis sp (17. 2%) and Raillietina sp; 3 nematode species- Trichuris muris

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