Research Note. Occurrence of gastrointestinal helminths in commensal rodents from Tabasco, Mexico
| Autor: | Claudia V. Zaragoza-Vera, M. M. Garcia-Rodriguez, Y. De Los Santos-Martinez, Nohemi Cigarroa-Toledo, Oswaldo M. Torres-Chable, Carlos Machain-Williams, Carlos M. Baak-Baak, Julian E. Garcia-Rejon, Jesús Alonso Panti-May |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine
Medicine (General) Veterinary medicine Agriculture (General) rattus norvegicus Mastophorus muris Biology rattus rattus Moniliformis moniliformis Trichuris muris S1-972 03 medical and health sciences R5-920 parasitic diseases Helminths Nippostrongylus brasiliensis helminths mexico 030108 mycology & parasitology mus musculus biology.organism_classification Hymenolepis diminuta tabasco Animal Science and Zoology Parasitology Heligmosomoides polygyrus Strongyloides ratti |
| Zdroj: | Helminthologia, Vol 54, Iss 2, Pp 170-173 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 1336-9083 0440-6605 |
| DOI: | 10.1515/helm-2017-0014 |
| Popis: | Summary The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and species composition of helminths in commensal rodents captured inside private residences in the city of Villahermosa in Tabasco, Mexico. Trapping was performed at each house for three consecutive nights from October to December 2015. Fifty commensal rodents were captured: 23 Rattus norvegicus, 16 Mus musculus and 11 Rattus rattus. Rodents were transported alive to the laboratory and held in cages until they defecated. Feces were analyzed for helminth eggs using the Sheather’s flotation technique. The overall prevalence of helminths in rodents was 60 %: R. norvegicus was more likely to be parasitized (87.0 %) than R. rattus (63.6 %) and M. musculus (18.8 %). Eggs from at least 13 species of helminths were identified: Hymenolepis diminuta, Rodentolepis nana, Moniliformis moniliformis, Heligmosomoides polygyrus, Heterakis spumosa, Mastophorus muris, Nippostrongylus brasiliensis, Strongyloides ratti, Syphacia obvelata, Syphacia muris, Toxocara sp., Trichosomoides crassicauda, and Trichuris muris. This is the first study to report the presence of H. polygyrus, S. ratti and T. crassicauda in commensal rodents in Mexico. In conclusion, our results suggest that helminths commonly infect commensal rodents in Villahermosa and therefore rodents present a health risk to inhabitants in this region. |
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