Infection levels of intestinal helminths in two commensal rodent species from rural households in Yucatan, Mexico

• Published in: Journal of Helminthology
• Main Authors: Panti May, J. A., Hernández Betancourt, S. F., Rodríguez Vivas, R. I., Robles, Maria del Rosario
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press
• Subjects: Helminths; Rodents; Zoonoses; Mexico; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentina; Rosario; Robles; Rattus rattus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/8645

The aim of the present study was to calculate the prevalence and intensity of intestinal helminths in the house mouse (Mus musculus) and the black rat (Rattus rattus) trapped in rural households of Yucatan, Mexico. Sampling was conducted during the rainy season from October to December 2011 and the...