| parasites of some rodents in malaysia. | a total of 2,337 rodents trapped from various parts of peninsular malaysia were dissected and studied for the distribution and prevalence of parasitic infections. four new rodent hosts for sarcocystis in malaysia are reported (bandicota indica, rattus sabanus rattus argentiventer and rattus norvegicus). sarcocystis was found in 17.2 percent of the rodents examined. rattus annandalei, rattus tiomanicus and rattus norvegicus are new hosts of syphacia muris in peninsular malsysia. rattus sabanus wa ... | 1979 | 113889 |
| distribution of rats infected with rickettsia tsutsugamushi (scrub typhus) in an edge habitat. | no focalization of rats (rattus tiomanicus and r. argentiventer) infected with rickettsia tsutsugamushi could be discerned over a 500 m trapping transect at the border between a forest and lalang grass (imperata cylindrica). r. tiomanicus appeared to occupy 250 m of the transect on the average and had periods during which infections were observed which averaged 97 days. calulations indicated that more than 50% of individuals become infected over their life-time. the high rate of infection in thi ... | 1978 | 751214 |
| angiostrongyliasis in indonesia: additional geographic and host occurrence records. | geographical and host occurrence records for angiostrongylus cantonensis throughout the indonesian archipelago a;e reported. a. cantonensis was found in the following provinces: west sumatra, south sumatra, lampung, west java, central java, north sulawesi and east nusa tenggara. infections were diagnosed in the following rodents: rattus rattus diardii, rattus exulans, rattus tiomanicus jaloriensis, rattus lepturus, rattus norvegicus and bandicota indica setifera and in the giant african land sna ... | 1978 | 751218 |
| the first authentic record of angiostrongylus cantonensis chen, 1935 peninsular malaysia. | angiostrongylus cantonensis chen, was recovered from a field rat, rattus tiomanicus from the east coast of peninsular malaysia. the parasite constitutes the first reported record occurring in this country. morphological character of the parasite are compared with the original description of a. cantonensis by chen (1935), a. cantonensis from formosa and a. malaysiensis from malaysia. | 1975 | 1221505 |
| 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 |
| studies on animal schistosomes in peninsular malaysia: record of naturally infected animals and additional hosts of schistosoma spindale. | surveillance studies on cercarial dermatitis were carried out in paddy growing areas in peninsular malaysia. it was observed that dermatitis in paddy planters occurred in paddy fields which were cultivated using animals such as bafflos or fields where domestic animals were allowed to graze during the off planting season as these animals harbored the parasite. the causative agent of cercarial dermatitis was schistosoma spindale. a total of 215 small mammals trapped from alor setar and 126 trapped ... | 1997 | 9444010 |
| biological control of rodents using sarcocystis singaporensis. | parasites have been identified as an important factor in regulating vertebrate populations. in replicated field experiments (plots up to 4 ha) performed in thailand we tested whether commensal and field rodents could be artificially infected and controlled with the host-restricted apicomplexan protozoon sarcocystis singaporensis which is endemic in southeast asia. when bait-pellets containing high numbers of these parasites were consumed by rodents of three species (rattus norvegicus, rattus tio ... | 1999 | 10576581 |
| a survey of ectoparasites in gunung stong forest reserve, kelantan, malaysia. | a survey of ticks and other ectoparasites was carried out during a national biodiversity scientific expedition at gunung stong forest reserve, kelantan, malaysia from 23-29 may 2003. a total of 272 animals comprised of 12 species of birds, 21 species of bats, 7 species of rodents and 2 species of insects were examined for ticks and other ectoparasites. from these animals, 5 species in 4 genera of ticks; 7 species in 2 families of mesostigmatid mites and 5 species of chiggers were collected. amon ... | 2005 | 16438136 |
| helminth infections in small mammals from ulu gombak forest reserve and the risk to human health. | a survey for small mammal parasites carried out in a secondary forest of ulu gombak, selangor, peninsula malaysia yielded the following animals: rattus bowersi (7), rattus tiomanicus jalorensis (2), maxomys rajah (12), maxoyms whiteheadi (3), leopoldamys sabanus(13), sundamys muelleri(10), lariscus insignis (1), sundasciurus tenuis (1) and tupaia glis (2). the following nematodes: capillaria hepatica, hepatojarakus malayae, trichostrongylus sp. and streptopharagus sp., the following cestodes: hy ... | 2005 | 16883287 |
| serological prevalence of leptospiral infection in wild rats at the national service training centres in kelantan and terengganu. | one hundred and sixty eight rats were trapped from the national service training centres (nstc) in kelantan and terengganu from october 2008 to may 2009. microscopic agglutination test (mat) was performed to detect the presence of agglutinating antibodies to leptospira among the rats caught. all the mat positive rats were identified as rattus tiomanicus. in kelantan, 17.3 % (14/81) of the rats had leptospiral antibodies to serovars icterohaemorrhagiae (12.3%), canicola (2.5%), ballum (1.2%), and ... | 2010 | 20562810 |
| establishment of a molecular tool for blood meal identification in malaysia. | to establish a polymerase chain reaction (pcr) technique based on cytochrome b (cytb) gene of mitochondria dna (mtdna) for blood meal identification. | 2012 | 23569902 |
| biodiversity and macroparasitic distribution of the wild rat population of carey island, klang. | a study to determine the diversity and distribution of ectoparasites and endoparasites infesting wild rat population of carey island was carried out from june to december 2010. a total of 81 rats were captured from various locations on carey island. four rat species were identified namely, rattus tiomanicus (45.7%), rattus rattus diardii (25.9%), rattus argentiventer (16%) and rattus norvegicus (12.3%). low diversity of ecto and endoparasites were observed infecting the rodent population with 8 ... | 2013 | 23959485 |
| 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 |
| seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii in rodents from various locations in peninsular malaysia. | numerous studies have reported the prevalence of toxoplasmosis among malaysians and various domestic animals; but there is paucity of information on its prevalence among rodents which could potentially contribute to the transmission of toxoplasma gondii in both domestic and sylvatic fauna. five hundred twenty-six rodents were captured from six locations in malaysia and identified to species. serum samples were collected from these rodents and tested for t.gondii antibodies using an immunofluores ... | 2015 | 26521512 |
| post-dispersal seed removal by ground-feeding rodents in tropical peatlands, central kalimantan, indonesia. | forested tropical peatlands in southeast asia are being rapidly converted to agriculture or degraded into non-forest vegetation. although large areas have been abandoned, there is little evidence for subsequent forest recovery. as part of a study of forest degradation and recovery, we used seed removal experiments and rodent surveys to investigate the potential role of post-dispersal seed predation in limiting the regeneration of woody plants. two 14-day seed removal trials were done in deforest ... | 2015 | 26369444 |
| coumatetralyl resistance of rattus tanezumi infesting oil palm plantations in indonesia. | rodent control is an important issue in human health and agriculture. oil palm plantations are rapidly expanding in indonesia and this is having a major economic and ecological impact. rodent control in oil palm plantations is based principally on the use of anti-vitamin k (avk), the main anticoagulant used being coumatetralyl, a first-generation avk. we conducted a comparative study in two well established oil palm plantations in indonesia: (1) one without chemical control in riau and (2) anoth ... | 2013 | 23264020 |
| molecular characterization of pathogenic leptospira sp. in small mammals captured from the human leptospirosis suspected areas of selangor state, malaysia. | leptospirosis is caused by the spirochetal bacterium leptospira of which rodents are considered the most important reservoir. this study aims to determine and characterize virulent leptospira species among rodents and small mammals found in human settlements and recreational spots within the hulu langat and gombak districts of selangor, malaysia; regions that frequently report probable human leptospirosis cases. molecular analysis revealed an overall leptospira detection rate of 14.3% among the ... | 2018 | 30145261 |
| integrative taxonomic approach of trypanosomes in the blood of rodents and soricids in asian countries, with the description of three new species. | trypanosoma lewisi (kinetoplastea: trypanosomatida: trypanosomatidae) with a cosmopolitan distribution is the type species of the subgenus herpetosoma, which includes ca. 50 nominal species isolated mainly from rodents. since members of herpetosoma in different host species have an almost identical morphology of bloodstream forms, these trypanosomes are referred to as 't. lewisi-like', and the molecular genetic characterization of each species is necessary to verify their taxonomy. in the presen ... | 2019 | 30353232 |