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Helminth communities in murid rodents from southern and northern localities in Lao PDR: the role of habitat and season

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 April 2013

N. Pakdeenarong ,
P. Siribat ,
K. Chaisiri ,
B. Douangboupha ,
A. Ribas ,
Y. Chaval ,
V. Herbreteau  and
S. Morand
N. Pakdeenarong
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham, Thailand
P. Siribat
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham, Thailand
K. Chaisiri*
Affiliation:
Department of Helminthology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
B. Douangboupha
Affiliation:
National Agricultural Research Centre, National Agricultural and Forestry Research Institute, Vientiane, Lao PDR
A. Ribas
Affiliation:
Evolutionary Ecology Group, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020Antwerpen, Belgium
Y. Chaval
Affiliation:
INRA, UMR 1062 CBGP, F-34988Montpellier sur Lez, France
V. Herbreteau
Affiliation:
ESPACE-DEV, IRD – Université des Antilles et de la Guyane – Université de Montpellier 2 – Université de la Réunion, F-34093Montpellier, France
S. Morand
Affiliation:
Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution, UMR CNRS-IRD-UM2, Université de Montpellier 2, F-34093Montpellier, France CIRAD, UR AGIRs, F-34398Montpellier, France Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
*
*E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

The helminth communities of wild murid rodents were investigated in Luang Prabang and Champasak province, Lao PDR. Thirteen species of rodents (404 individuals) were infected by 19 species of parasites (2 trematode, 3 cestode, 14 nematode species). Four of the recorded helminth species (Echinostoma malayanum, Raillietina sp., Hymenolepis diminuta and H. nana) are known to cause potential zoonotic helminthiases of medical importance in the South-East Asian region. Individual helminth infection was significantly higher in the wet season. Habitat significantly influenced individual helminth species richness and individual helminth abudance, with a decrease of individual helminth species richness and individual helminth abundance from forest habitat to agricultural and human settlement habitats. The reduction of helminth diversity and abundance is discussed in relation to the ongoing increase of human influence on habitats in Lao PDR.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 88 , Issue 3 , September 2014 , pp. 302 - 309
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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