| Autor: |
Coomansingh-Springer C; Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, St. George's University, West Indies, Grenada., Vishakha V; Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, St. George's University, West Indies, Grenada., Acuna AM; Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, St. George's University, West Indies, Grenada., Armstrong E; Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, St. George's University, West Indies, Grenada., Sharma RN; Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, St. George's University, West Indies, Grenada. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Heliyon [Heliyon] 2019 Aug 29; Vol. 5 (8), pp. e02382. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Aug 29 (Print Publication: 2019). |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02382 |
| Abstrakt: |
This study identified the endoparasites in Brown rat ( Rattus norvegicus) during May to July 2017 in Grenada, West Indies. A total of 162 rats, 76 females and 86 males were trapped from St. George and St. David parishes in Grenada. The collected fecal samples were examined for parasitic eggs and/or oocysts using simple fecal flotation technique. Adult parasites found in the intestinal tract were examined for identification. The overall prevalence of intestinal parasites among rats was 79 %. Ten helminth species were recovered, several of which were reported for the first time in rodents in Grenada. The internal parasites consist of seven nematodes ( Angiostrongylus spp., Nippostrongylus braziliensis , Heterakis spumosa , Strongyloides ratti , Aspiculuris tetraptera , Syphacia spp. and Protospirura spp.), one cestode ( Hymenolepsis diminuta ), one acanthocephalan ( Moniliformis moniliformis ) and one protozoa species ( Eimeria spp.). The most prevalent zoonotic species were Angiostrongylus spp. (35.2%), Hymenolepsis diminuta (7.4%) and Moniliformis moniliformis (3.1%). Several nonzoonotic endoparasites; which included Nippostrongylus braziliensis (50.6%), Heterakis spumosa (15.4%), Strongyloides ratti (43.2%), Aspiculuris tetraptera (2.5%), Syphacia spp . (1.9%), Protospirura spp. (1.2%) and Eimeria spp. (4.7%) were also identified. The most prevalent parasites were Nippostrongylus brasiliensis (50.6%), Strongyloides ratti (43.2%) and Angiostrongylus spp. (35.2%). Co-infections occurred with up to six species per rat showing different combinations of parasitic infections. |
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MEDLINE |
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