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- Title
OCCURANCE OF HYMENOLEPIS DIMINUTA IN RATS AND MICE CAPTURED FROM URBAN LOCALITIES OF LAHORE, PAKISTAN.
- Authors
Ahmad, M. S.; Maqbool, A.; Anjum, A. A.; Ahmad, N.; Khan, M. R; Sultana, R.; Ali, M. A.
- Abstract
Prevalence of Hymenolepis diminuta, a zoonotic parasite was determined in rodents captured from three urban localities of Lahore, city. Rats and mice (n=3600) were trapped for one year on monthly basis from residential areas of human beings and identified as Rattus rattus (n=3190) and Mus musculus (n=410) on the basis of morphological characters. Overall prevalence of H. diminuta determined by coprological technique in rodents was 35.4 percent and non-significant difference was observed in relation to different localities. The highest (48.0%) month-wise prevalence of H. diminuta was found during August whereas the lowest (28.0%) during January. The highest (45.4%) season-wise prevalence was noted during summer followed by spring (35.1%) while the lowest (29.3%) during winter. Infection was higher in males (43.8%) than females (29.3%). Adult rats and mice were more commonly affected than younger ones. Infection was higher in rats (37.3%) than mice (20.2%). Rodents were captured from human populated areas and presence of zoonotic parasite may be a threat of infection to human beings.
- Subjects
LAHORE (Pakistan); HYMENOLEPIS diminuta; DISEASE prevalence; RAT diseases; MOUSE diseases
- Publication
JAPS: Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences, 2014, Vol 24, Issue 2, p392
- ISSN
1018-7081
- Publication type
Article