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
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Language:English
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Rodents
Xerus erythropus
Cricetomy sp
Rattus rattus
Gut parasites
Hymenolepis sp
Raillietina sp
Trichuris muris
Ascaris sp
Cyathostomum sp
Moniliformis morniliformis
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spelling ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.404.408 2023-05-15T18:04:47+02:00 A SURVEY OF THE GUT PARASITES OF RODENTS IN NSUKKA ECOLOGICAL ZONE Ikem Chris Rose Nduka Nwanyo The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives application/pdf 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 en eng 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 Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.zoo-unn.org/ARI vols/vol5/vol5-2/OkoyeandObiezue.pdf Rodents Xerus erythropus Cricetomy sp Rattus rattus Gut parasites Hymenolepis sp Raillietina sp Trichuris muris Ascaris sp Cyathostomum sp Moniliformis morniliformis text ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T02:58:43Z 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 Text Rattus rattus Unknown
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topic Rodents
Xerus erythropus
Cricetomy sp
Rattus rattus
Gut parasites
Hymenolepis sp
Raillietina sp
Trichuris muris
Ascaris sp
Cyathostomum sp
Moniliformis morniliformis
spellingShingle Rodents
Xerus erythropus
Cricetomy sp
Rattus rattus
Gut parasites
Hymenolepis sp
Raillietina sp
Trichuris muris
Ascaris sp
Cyathostomum sp
Moniliformis morniliformis
Ikem Chris
Rose Nduka Nwanyo
A SURVEY OF THE GUT PARASITES OF RODENTS IN NSUKKA ECOLOGICAL ZONE
topic_facet Rodents
Xerus erythropus
Cricetomy sp
Rattus rattus
Gut parasites
Hymenolepis sp
Raillietina sp
Trichuris muris
Ascaris sp
Cyathostomum sp
Moniliformis morniliformis
description 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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Rose Nduka Nwanyo
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Rose Nduka Nwanyo
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title A SURVEY OF THE GUT PARASITES OF RODENTS IN NSUKKA ECOLOGICAL ZONE
title_short A SURVEY OF THE GUT PARASITES OF RODENTS IN NSUKKA ECOLOGICAL ZONE
title_full A SURVEY OF THE GUT PARASITES OF RODENTS IN NSUKKA ECOLOGICAL ZONE
title_fullStr A SURVEY OF THE GUT PARASITES OF RODENTS IN NSUKKA ECOLOGICAL ZONE
title_full_unstemmed A SURVEY OF THE GUT PARASITES OF RODENTS IN NSUKKA ECOLOGICAL ZONE
title_sort survey of the gut parasites of rodents in nsukka ecological zone
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http://www.zoo-unn.org/ARI vols/vol5/vol5-2/OkoyeandObiezue.pdf
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