Prevalence of intestinal parasites in Rattus rattus in some districts in Baghdad Iraq

Abstract EN

Sixty three 63 rats (Rattus rattus) were trapped from some districts in Baghdad governorate (Adhamiyah, Kadhimiya and Amreya), and examined in parasites laboratory for detecting intestinal parasites.

The total infection prevalence of intestinal parasites was 45 (71.42%) out of 63 fecal samples with significant differences (P<0.05).

The study revealed the black rats were infected with three species of parasites (1 protozoa, 2 cestoda and 1 Acanthocephalan); Giardia spp.

38(60.31%), Hymenolepis nana 4(6.34%), Hymenolepis diminuta 2(3.17%) and Moniliformis moniliformis 1(1.58%).

The intestinal parasites revealed significance prevalence value at (P< 0.05).

There was differences of statistical between male and female for parasites infection that which higher rate 35 (83.33%) in males than 10(47.61%) in females.

The results concluded that importance of rats in transmission of zoonotic parasites diseases to humans.

Also used new methods for human prevention from rodents as well as, promotion and education to risk rodents for humans