| seasonal prevalence of the helminth fauna of the wood rat rattus tiomanicus (miller) in west malaysia. | a helminthological examination of 367 wood rats, rattus tiomanicus, in an oil-palm. estate 24 miles north of kuala lumpur conducted during 1973 revealed 8 species of helminths: 5 nematodes. angiostrongylus malaysiensis (54.2% of the rats infected), hepatojarakus malayae (48.5%), nippostrongylus braziliensis (48.0%), gongylonema neoplasticum (0.3%), syphacia muris (17.7%); 3 cestodes, hymenolepis diminuta (6.0%), hymenolepis nana (7.6%), hydatigera taeniaeformis (cysticercus) (12.0%) and 1 pentas ... | 1980 | 7419126 |
| endo-parasite fauna of rodents caught in five wet markets in kuala lumpur and its potential zoonotic implications. | rodents were collected from five wet markets (chow kit, dato keramat, setapak, jinjang and kepong) in kuala lumpur, federal territory between march to april 2006. ninety seven rats were trapped using wire traps measuring 29 x 22 x 50 cm baited with fruits, coconuts, dried fish or sweet potatoes. a total of 17 different species of parasites were identified from three species of rats out of which 11 (65%) were identified to be zoonotic. the helminths identified from the urban rats were nematodes- ... | 2009 | 19696729 |
| prevalence of intestinal and blood parasites among wild rats in kuala lumpur, malaysia. | a survey was undertaken to investigate the prevalence of intestinal and blood parasites among wild rats in urban area of kuala lumpur, malaysia. a total of 137 stool and blood samples were collected from wild rats from sentul and chow kit areas. five species of rats were captured and supplied by kuala lumpur city hall. the most common was rattus rattus diardii (malayan black rat), 67%, followed by rattus norvegicus (norway rat), 10%, rattus argentiventer (rice-field rat), 10%, rattus tiomanicus ... | 2012 | 23202599 |