Helminth communities from two urban rat populations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Abstract Background The prevalence of parasitic infections among commensal animals such as black and brown rats in many tropical countries is high and in comparison with studies on rodents in temperate climates, little is known about the community structure of their parasites. Rodent borne parasites...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:4cc9f320e0254dbc83bc2f7329feb6e3 2023-05-15T18:04:58+02:00 Helminth communities from two urban rat populations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Mohd Zain Siti N Behnke Jerzy M Lewis John W 2012-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-5-47 https://doaj.org/article/4cc9f320e0254dbc83bc2f7329feb6e3 EN eng BMC http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/5/1/47 https://doaj.org/toc/1756-3305 doi:10.1186/1756-3305-5-47 1756-3305 https://doaj.org/article/4cc9f320e0254dbc83bc2f7329feb6e3 Parasites & Vectors, Vol 5, Iss 1, p 47 (2012) Rattus norvegicus Rattus rattus helminths nematodes helminth species diversity Hymenolepis diminuta Hymenolepis nana Mastophorus muris Nippostrongylus brasiliensis Heterakis spumosum Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2012 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-5-47 2022-12-31T02:38:55Z Abstract Background The prevalence of parasitic infections among commensal animals such as black and brown rats in many tropical countries is high and in comparison with studies on rodents in temperate climates, little is known about the community structure of their parasites. Rodent borne parasites pose threats to human health since people living in close proximity to rodent populations can be exposed to infection. Methods The helminth community structures of two urban rat populations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia were investigated. The rats were from two contrasting sites in the city caught over a period of 21 months in 2000-2002. Results Eleven species of helminth parasites comprising seven nematodes ( Heterakis spumosum, Mastophorus muris, Nippostrongylus brasiliensis, Syphacia muris, Pterygodermatites tani/whartoni, Gongylonema neoplasticum, Angiostrongylus malaysiensis ), three cestodes ( Hymenolepis ( Rodentolepis ) nana, H. diminuta and Taenia taeniaeformis ) and one acanthocephalan ( Moniliformis moniliformis ) were recovered from 346 Rattus rattus and 104 R. norvegicus from two urban sites, Bangsar and Chow Kit, during 2000-2002. Rattus rattus harboured over 60% of all helminths compared with R. norvegicus , although both host species played a dominant role in the different sites with, for example R. norvegicus at Bangsar and R. rattus at Chow Kit accounting for most of the nematodes. Overall 80% of rats carried at least one species of helminth, with the highest prevalences being shown by H. diminuta (35%), H. spumosum (29.8%) and H. nana (28.4%). Nevertheless, there were marked differences in prevalence rates between sites and hosts. The influence of extrinsic (year, season and site) and intrinsic (species, sex and age) factors affecting infracommunity structure (abundance and prevalence of infection) and measures of component community structure were analyzed. Conclusions Since at least two species of rat borne helminths in Kuala Lumpur have the potential to infect humans, and these showed high ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Parasites & Vectors 5 1 47 |
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Abstract Background The prevalence of parasitic infections among commensal animals such as black and brown rats in many tropical countries is high and in comparison with studies on rodents in temperate climates, little is known about the community structure of their parasites. Rodent borne parasites pose threats to human health since people living in close proximity to rodent populations can be exposed to infection. Methods The helminth community structures of two urban rat populations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia were investigated. The rats were from two contrasting sites in the city caught over a period of 21 months in 2000-2002. Results Eleven species of helminth parasites comprising seven nematodes ( Heterakis spumosum, Mastophorus muris, Nippostrongylus brasiliensis, Syphacia muris, Pterygodermatites tani/whartoni, Gongylonema neoplasticum, Angiostrongylus malaysiensis ), three cestodes ( Hymenolepis ( Rodentolepis ) nana, H. diminuta and Taenia taeniaeformis ) and one acanthocephalan ( Moniliformis moniliformis ) were recovered from 346 Rattus rattus and 104 R. norvegicus from two urban sites, Bangsar and Chow Kit, during 2000-2002. Rattus rattus harboured over 60% of all helminths compared with R. norvegicus , although both host species played a dominant role in the different sites with, for example R. norvegicus at Bangsar and R. rattus at Chow Kit accounting for most of the nematodes. Overall 80% of rats carried at least one species of helminth, with the highest prevalences being shown by H. diminuta (35%), H. spumosum (29.8%) and H. nana (28.4%). Nevertheless, there were marked differences in prevalence rates between sites and hosts. The influence of extrinsic (year, season and site) and intrinsic (species, sex and age) factors affecting infracommunity structure (abundance and prevalence of infection) and measures of component community structure were analyzed. Conclusions Since at least two species of rat borne helminths in Kuala Lumpur have the potential to infect humans, and these showed high ... |
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Helminth communities from two urban rat populations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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Helminth communities from two urban rat populations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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Helminth communities from two urban rat populations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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