| survey of hymenolepis spp. in pet rodents in italy. | we carried out the first survey of hymenolepis spp. infection in pet rodents in italy. fresh fecal samples were collected from 172 pet rodents as follows: guinea pigs (cavia porcellus; n = 60), squirrels (callosciurus finlaysonii, callosciurus prevosti, tamias striatus, tamias sibiricus, sciurus calorinensis; n = 52), hamsters (phodopus campbelli, mesocricetus auratus; n = 30), chinchillas (chinchilla lanigera; n = 13), rats (rattus norvegicus; n = 10), and mice (mus minutoides; n = 7). these an ... | 2015 | 26290218 |