Blood protozoan parasites of rodents in Jos, Plateau State, Nigerai
One hundred and thirty rodents, comprising nine different species caught from seven different locations in Jos, Nigeria, were examined for blood protozoan parasites, and 82(63.08%) were positive, with Plasmodium 63(48.46%), Trypanosoma 4(3.08%), Toxoplasma 6(4.62%), Babesia 7(5.38%) and Anaplasma 2(...
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ftjafricanj:oai:ojs.ajol.info:article/36341 2023-05-15T18:05:16+02:00 Blood protozoan parasites of rodents in Jos, Plateau State, Nigerai O O Ajayi B A Ogwurike J A Ajayi 2007-08-03 http://ajol.info/index.php/apra/article/view/36341 en eng Animal Production Research Advances http://ajol.info/index.php/apra/article/view/36341 Copyright for articles published in this journal is retained by the journal. Animal Production Research Advances; Vol 2, No 4 (2006) Rodents parasites protozoa blood Nigeria Peer-reviewed Article 2007 ftjafricanj 2010-01-05T09:26:46Z One hundred and thirty rodents, comprising nine different species caught from seven different locations in Jos, Nigeria, were examined for blood protozoan parasites, and 82(63.08%) were positive, with Plasmodium 63(48.46%), Trypanosoma 4(3.08%), Toxoplasma 6(4.62%), Babesia 7(5.38%) and Anaplasma 2(1.54%). The distribution of the hemoparasites in the nine different species of rodents were 81.82% each in Steatomys pratensis (fat mouse) and Thryonomys swinderianus (cane rat), 80.77% in Thamnomys rutilans (thicket rat), 75.00% in Rattus rattus (black rat), 72.22% in Mus musculus (house mouse), 36.36% in Hystrix cristata (porcupine) and 50.00% in Cricetomys gambianus (Gambian giant rat). No blood parasite was encountered in Cavia aperea porcelus (guinea pig) and Xerus erythropus (ground squirrel). The differences between the prevalence rates were significant (p0.05). The public health significance of the parasites encountered is discussed. Keywords: Rodents, parasites, protozoa, blood, Nigeria > Animal Production Research Advances Vol. 2 (4) 2006: pp. 202-207 Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus AJOL - African Journals Online |
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One hundred and thirty rodents, comprising nine different species caught from seven different locations in Jos, Nigeria, were examined for blood protozoan parasites, and 82(63.08%) were positive, with Plasmodium 63(48.46%), Trypanosoma 4(3.08%), Toxoplasma 6(4.62%), Babesia 7(5.38%) and Anaplasma 2(1.54%). The distribution of the hemoparasites in the nine different species of rodents were 81.82% each in Steatomys pratensis (fat mouse) and Thryonomys swinderianus (cane rat), 80.77% in Thamnomys rutilans (thicket rat), 75.00% in Rattus rattus (black rat), 72.22% in Mus musculus (house mouse), 36.36% in Hystrix cristata (porcupine) and 50.00% in Cricetomys gambianus (Gambian giant rat). No blood parasite was encountered in Cavia aperea porcelus (guinea pig) and Xerus erythropus (ground squirrel). The differences between the prevalence rates were significant (p0.05). The public health significance of the parasites encountered is discussed. Keywords: Rodents, parasites, protozoa, blood, Nigeria > Animal Production Research Advances Vol. 2 (4) 2006: pp. 202-207 |
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Blood protozoan parasites of rodents in Jos, Plateau State, Nigerai |
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Blood protozoan parasites of rodents in Jos, Plateau State, Nigerai |
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Blood protozoan parasites of rodents in Jos, Plateau State, Nigerai |
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Blood protozoan parasites of rodents in Jos, Plateau State, Nigerai |
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Blood protozoan parasites of rodents in Jos, Plateau State, Nigerai |
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