Helminthes of synanthropic rodents (rodentia : muridae) : from dakahlia and menoufia, Egypt
Joint Authors
al-Shadhili, Atif M.
Awwad, Suha I.
Azab, Manar S.
al-Shaykhah, Hani M.
Abd al-Jawad, Abd al-Jawad E.
Khalil, Hazem H. K.
Mursi, Tusun Ali
Source
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Issue
Vol. 38, Issue 3 (31 Dec. 2008), pp.727-740, 14 p.
Publisher
The Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Publication Date
2008-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
A cross-sectional survey was conducted to monitor and compare the prevalence of helminthes in rodents from Dakahlia and Menoufia governorates.
The domestic rodents (271) were Rattus norvegicus, Rattus rattus frugivorous, Rattus r.
alexandrinus, & Mus musculus.
The overall prevalence of helminthes was 52.8 %.
In Dakahlia, 72 / 145 rats (49.6 %) were infected.
The highest prevalence of infection was in R.
r.
frugivorous 43 (60.4 %), then R.
r.
alexandrinus 44 (47.7 %), R.
norvegicus 38 (44.7 %), and the lowest was M.
musculus 20 (40 %).
In Menoufia, 71 / 126 rats (56.3 %) were infected.
The highest prevalence of infection was in R.
r.
frugivorous 36 (77.7 %), then M.
musculus 27 (48.1 %), R.
norvegicus 23 (47.8 %), and the lowest was in R.
r.
alexandrinus 40 (47.5 %).
A total of 24 species of helminthes (10 trematodes, 4 cestodes & 10 nematodes) were identified among the 271 rodents.
The commonest trematode was Mesostephanus aegypticus followed by Stictodora tridactyla.
The commonest cestode was Hymenolepis diminuta followed by Taenia taeniaformis.
The commonest nematode was Capillaria hepatica followed by Trichurus muris.
Given the zoonotic potential of rodents’ parasites and since several residential, commercial, and agricultural sites exist in the examined geographic areas, the potential health risk should not be ignored.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Shadhili, Atif M.& Awwad, Suha I.& Azab, Manar S.& al-Shaykhah, Hani M.& Abd al-Jawad, Abd al-Jawad E.& Khalil, Hazem H. K.…[et al.]. 2008. Helminthes of synanthropic rodents (rodentia : muridae) : from dakahlia and menoufia, Egypt. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology،Vol. 38, no. 3, pp.727-740.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Shadhili, Atif M.…[et al.]. Helminthes of synanthropic rodents (rodentia : muridae) : from dakahlia and menoufia, Egypt. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology Vol. 38, no. 3 (Dec. 2008), pp.727-740.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Shadhili, Atif M.& Awwad, Suha I.& Azab, Manar S.& al-Shaykhah, Hani M.& Abd al-Jawad, Abd al-Jawad E.& Khalil, Hazem H. K.…[et al.]. Helminthes of synanthropic rodents (rodentia : muridae) : from dakahlia and menoufia, Egypt. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology. 2008. Vol. 38, no. 3, pp.727-740.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 736-740
Record ID
BIM-49680