A Preliminary Survey of Gastrointestinal Helminths of Murids (Rodentia: Muridae) at Five Selected Localities in Western Sarawak

Autor:	Wan Nurainie Wan Ismail, M.T. Abdullah, Nur Elfieyra Syazana Hamdan
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	Leopoldamys sabanus Veterinary medicine Maxomys rajah biology Applied Mathematics General Mathematics Cestoda biology.organism_classification medicine.disease_cause Niviventer cremoriventer parasitic diseases Infestation medicine Helminths Sundamys muelleri Muridae
Zdroj:	Borneo Journal of Resource Science and Technology. 6:55-60
ISSN:	0128-2972 2229-9769
Popis:	Field survey of gastrointestinal helminths on rodents from family Muridae were conducted at five localities inWestern Sarawak from June 2013 until April 2014. A total of 31 host individuals comprising six species ofmurids were examined for gastrointestinal helminths using opportunistic necropsy. The hosts examined wereLeopoldamys sabanus, Maxomys rajah, M. surifer, M. whiteheadi, Niviventer cremoriventer and Sundamysmuelleri. Of these host species, 186 individuals consisting of two taxonomic groups of helminths wererecovered, namely Nematoda and Cestoda. This study contributes to the growing literature on the infestation ofendoparasites in rodents especially in Sarawak.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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