| 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 |
| helminth communities from two urban rat populations in kuala lumpur, malaysia. | the prevalence of parasitic infections among commensal animals such as black and brown rats in many tropical countries is high and in comparison with studies on rodents in temperate climates, little is known about the community structure of their parasites. rodent borne parasites pose threats to human health since people living in close proximity to rodent populations can be exposed to infection. | 2012 | 22397763 |