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Identification of Endoparasites in Rats of Various Habitats

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Rat is an animal living around people. It is a risk factor for several types of zoonotic diseases. The aims of this study were to determine the rat species from various habitats including houses, gardens, rice fields, and traditional market from a district in Central Java province and to identify endoparasites that infected the liver, stomach, intestine and caecum of these rats.

The rats were caught in three sub districts in Central Java from July to October 2012. The study was analysis descriptively by describing the species of rats and endoparasites.

Rat species caught were Rattus tanezumi, R. exulans, R. tiomanicus, R. argentiventer, R. norvegicus and Suncus murinus. Endoparasites that infected the liver were Capillaria hepatica and Cystycercus Taenia taeniaeformis. Endoparasites infecting the stomach were Mastophorussp. and Gongylonema neoplasticum. Nippostrongylus brassilliensis, Hymenolepis diminuta, Hymenolepis nana, Moniliformis sp. and Echinostomasp. were endoparasites found in the intestinal tract. Syphacia muris was found in the caecum. No endoparasite species were found in multiple organs.

Zoonotic endoparasites were Capillaria hepatica, Gongylonema neoplasticum, Hymenolepis diminuta, Hymenolepis nana andSyphacia muris. Each endoparasite infected a spesific organ.

Key words: rats, endoparasites, zoonoses

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No. Panggil

Health Science Journal of Indonesia, 5 (1) : 49-53

Penerbit

Jakarta : Sekretariat Balitbangkes., 2014

Deskripsi Fisik

5p

Bahasa

ISBN/ISSN

2087-7021

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

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Subjek

rats
PARASITES
ZOONOSES

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