| a study of commensal rodents and shrews with reference to the parasites of medical importance in chanthaburi province, thailand. | a total of 622 and 110 commensal and forest rodents and shrews was examined in the urban and rural areas of chanthaburi province, thailand. a higher density of commensal animals was found in urban than rural areas. five enteropathogenic bacteria, and four helminth species of significant medical importance were collected. the oriental rat-flea, x. cheopis was found prevalent among these animals. the findings of adult a. cantonensis worm in s. murinus the first reported case of the parasite develo ... | 1983 | 6685345 |