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Quantitative and qualitative analysis of helminth fauna in Rattus rattus rufescens

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

H. S. Nama  and
Aruna Parihar
H. S. Nama
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Jodhpur, Jodhpur, India
Aruna Parihar
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Jodhpur, Jodhpur, India
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Abstract

A hclminthological 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 taenlaeformis (larval stage); 3 nematodes, Aspiculuris pakistanica, Rictularia ratti and Syphacia sp. and one acanthocephalan, Moniliformis sp. Vampirolepis fratema, 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 occurrence. Multiple infections were more frequent among male than female hosts.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 50 , Issue 2 , June 1976 , pp. 99 - 102
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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