| Title | Rodents as reservoir host of intestinal helminthes in different Egyptian agroecosystems. | | Author(s) | Mikhail MW, Metwally AM, Allam KA, Mohamed AS | | Institution | Research Institute of Medical Entomology, Ministry of Health, Dokki, Giza, Egypt. | | Source | J Egypt Soc Parasitol 2009 Aug; 39(2):633-40. | | Abstract | Hymenolepis diminuta were detected in rodents in all zones surveyed Governorates under studied (Suez, Menoufia, Giza, Damietta and Beni-Sewaf). The highest infestation recorded at Suez and Demiatta Governorates. On the other hand, rodents at Menoufia and Beni-Sewaf showed there is no convincing evidence that they infested with H. diminuta. The existence of one species of nematode namely, Streptopharagus kuntzi were recorded at Suez, Giza and Demiatta Governorates only. While Menoufia and Beni-Sewaf Governorates showed no convincing evidence that, they infested with nematode. Worms were recovered from Norway rats. Data indicated that Rattus norvegicus were the most vulnerable species at infection with H. diminuta and Streptopharagus kuntzi. Summer is highly infested with nematode in comparison with other seasonal study. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 19795770 |
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