Quantitative and qualitative analysis of helminth fauna in Rattus rattus rufescens

A helminthological survey of 149 house rats in Jodhpur during the year 1975 revealed infection with 8 helminth species: 4 cestodes, Vampirolepis fraterna, Hymenolepis diminuta, Mathevotaenia symmetrica and Taenia taeniaeformis (larval stage); 3 nematodes, Aspiculuris pakistanica, Rictularia ratti an...

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Published inJournal of helminthology Vol. 50; no. 2; p. 99
Main Authors Nama, H S, Parihar, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.06.1976
Subjects
Animals
Female
Helminthiasis, Animal
Hymenolepiasis - epidemiology
Hymenolepiasis - veterinary
India
Male
Nematode Infections - epidemiology
Oxyuriasis - veterinary
Oxyuroidea
Rats
Rodent Diseases - epidemiology
Taeniasis - epidemiology
Taeniasis - veterinary
India
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Summary:A helminthological survey of 149 house rats in Jodhpur during the year 1975 revealed infection with 8 helminth species: 4 cestodes, Vampirolepis fraterna, Hymenolepis diminuta, Mathevotaenia symmetrica and Taenia taeniaeformis (larval stage); 3 nematodes, Aspiculuris pakistanica, Rictularia ratti and Syphacia sp. and one acanthocephalan, Moniliformis sp. Vampirolepis fraterna, H. diminuta and A. pakistanica were most common, R.ratti and M. symmetrica less frequent, and T. taeniaeformis, Syphacia sp. and Moniliformis sp. of occasional occurence. Multiple infections were more frequent among male than female hosts.
ISSN:0022-149X
DOI:10.1017/S0022149X00027577