Parasitic and fungal infections in synanthropic rodents in an area of urban expansion, Aracaju, Sergipe State, Brazil - doi:10.4025/actascibiolsci.v36i1.19760
This study analysed the prevalence of parasitic and fungal infections in rodents in an area of urban expansion, Aracaju, Brazil. Traps were placed in the area from December 2011 to January 2013. Blood samples, faeces and hair were collected from the animals. We collected a total of 47 rodents; 44 we...
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ftjpeojs:oai:periodicos.uem.br/ojs:article/19760 2024-09-15T18:31:57+00:00 Parasitic and fungal infections in synanthropic rodents in an area of urban expansion, Aracaju, Sergipe State, Brazil - doi:10.4025/actascibiolsci.v36i1.19760 Guimarães, Adriana Oliveira Valença, Fábio Menezes Sousa, Joselita Barbosa Silva Souza, Sandra Araujo Madi, Rubens Riscala Melo, Cláudia Moura 2013-09-06 application/pdf application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet https://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/19760 https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v36i1.19760 por eng por eng Universidade Estadual De Maringá https://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/19760/pdf https://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/19760/pdf_1 https://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/19760/751375142162 https://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/19760/751375142163 https://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/19760 doi:10.4025/actascibiolsci.v36i1.19760 Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences; Vol 36 No 1 (2014); 113-120 Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences; v. 36 n. 1 (2014); 113-120 1807-863X 1679-9283 synanthropy intestinal parasites disseminators of fungal diseases Rattus rattus Mus musculus Parasitologia info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2013 ftjpeojs https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v36i1.19760 2024-07-25T18:27:36Z This study analysed the prevalence of parasitic and fungal infections in rodents in an area of urban expansion, Aracaju, Brazil. Traps were placed in the area from December 2011 to January 2013. Blood samples, faeces and hair were collected from the animals. We collected a total of 47 rodents; 44 were Rattus rattus, and 3 were Mus musculus. Parasitological evaluation revealed the cestode Hymenolepis diminuta infection in both rodent species. The nematodes Aspiculuris tetraptera and Syphacia obvelata were found in M. musculus, and the commensal Entamoeba coli was found in R. rattus. We observed that 69.2% of the R. rattus and 33.3% of the M. musculus were infected with the haemoparasite Babesia sp. The differential leukocyte count revealed normal (72.3%), neutrophilic (15.9%) and lymphocytic (11.4%) profiles. The evaluation showed the following species of fungi in the rodents: Aspergillus sp. (77.1%), Penicillium sp. (28.6%), Cladosporium sp. (14.3%), Mucor sp. (14.3%), Curvularia sp. (8.6%), Acremonium sp. (8.6%), Chrysosporium sp. (2.9%), Syncephalostrum sp. (2.9%), Alternaria sp. (2.9%), Trichophyton sp. (2.9%) and Scopulariopsis sp. (2.9%). The parasites and fungi found in rodents are potentially zoonotic, and the presence of these household animals demonstrates their potential role as reservoirs and disseminators of fungal and parasitic infections. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus Journal of Physical Education Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences 36 1 |
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This study analysed the prevalence of parasitic and fungal infections in rodents in an area of urban expansion, Aracaju, Brazil. Traps were placed in the area from December 2011 to January 2013. Blood samples, faeces and hair were collected from the animals. We collected a total of 47 rodents; 44 were Rattus rattus, and 3 were Mus musculus. Parasitological evaluation revealed the cestode Hymenolepis diminuta infection in both rodent species. The nematodes Aspiculuris tetraptera and Syphacia obvelata were found in M. musculus, and the commensal Entamoeba coli was found in R. rattus. We observed that 69.2% of the R. rattus and 33.3% of the M. musculus were infected with the haemoparasite Babesia sp. The differential leukocyte count revealed normal (72.3%), neutrophilic (15.9%) and lymphocytic (11.4%) profiles. The evaluation showed the following species of fungi in the rodents: Aspergillus sp. (77.1%), Penicillium sp. (28.6%), Cladosporium sp. (14.3%), Mucor sp. (14.3%), Curvularia sp. (8.6%), Acremonium sp. (8.6%), Chrysosporium sp. (2.9%), Syncephalostrum sp. (2.9%), Alternaria sp. (2.9%), Trichophyton sp. (2.9%) and Scopulariopsis sp. (2.9%). The parasites and fungi found in rodents are potentially zoonotic, and the presence of these household animals demonstrates their potential role as reservoirs and disseminators of fungal and parasitic infections. |
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Parasitic and fungal infections in synanthropic rodents in an area of urban expansion, Aracaju, Sergipe State, Brazil - doi:10.4025/actascibiolsci.v36i1.19760 |
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Parasitic and fungal infections in synanthropic rodents in an area of urban expansion, Aracaju, Sergipe State, Brazil - doi:10.4025/actascibiolsci.v36i1.19760 |
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Parasitic and fungal infections in synanthropic rodents in an area of urban expansion, Aracaju, Sergipe State, Brazil - doi:10.4025/actascibiolsci.v36i1.19760 |
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Parasitic and fungal infections in synanthropic rodents in an area of urban expansion, Aracaju, Sergipe State, Brazil - doi:10.4025/actascibiolsci.v36i1.19760 |
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Parasitic and fungal infections in synanthropic rodents in an area of urban expansion, Aracaju, Sergipe State, Brazil - doi:10.4025/actascibiolsci.v36i1.19760 |
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parasitic and fungal infections in synanthropic rodents in an area of urban expansion, aracaju, sergipe state, brazil - doi:10.4025/actascibiolsci.v36i1.19760 |
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