Hymenolepis diminuta and Rodentolepis nana (Hymenolepididae: Cyclophyllidea) in urban rodents of Gran La Plata: association with socio-environmental conditions

• Published in: Journal of Helminthology
• Main Authors: Fitte, Bruno, Robles, Maria del Rosario, Dellarupe, Andrea, Unzaga, Juan Manuel, Navone, Graciela Teresa
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press
• Subjects: Rattus rattus; Rattus norvegicus; Hymenolepis diminuta; Rodentolepis nana; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentina; Rosario; Robles
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/49737

The aim of this survey was to study two Hymenolepididae species in urban rodents, Rattus rattus and Rattus norvegicus, and to analyse factors that favour their presence in the environment and pose a sanitary risk. Hymenolepis diminuta and Rodentolepis nana were found in R. rattus and R. norvegicus i...