DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.01.008
论文题名: Detection of rodent-borne parasitic pathogens of wild rats in Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia: A potential threat to human health
作者: Tijjani M. ; Majid R.A. ; Abdullahi S.A. ; Unyah N.Z.
刊名: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
ISSN: 22132244
出版年: 2020
卷: 11 语种: 英语
英文关键词: Infection
; Parasites
; Pathogens
; Rodents
; Zoonotic
Scopus关键词: adult
; Angiostrongylus cantonensis
; animal experiment
; animal tissue
; Article
; Capillaria hepatica
; controlled study
; Cryptosporidium
; disease transmission
; Entamoeba dispar
; Entamoeba histolytica
; feces analysis
; female
; Giardia
; histopathology
; Hymenolepis diminuta
; Hymenolepis nana
; intestine parasite
; Malaysia
; male
; Moniliformis moniliformis
; nonhuman
; paraffin embedding
; parasite identification
; parasite load
; parasitosis
; prevalence
; public health
; rat
; Selangor
; staining
; Taenia taeniaeformis
; tissue fixation
; tissue section
; Toxoplasma gondii
; Trichuroidea
; zoonosis
英文摘要: Rodent species, such as Rattus rattus diardii and Rattus norvegicus are invasive species of wild rats that serve as potential reservoirs of important human's pathogens. Parasitic zoonosis accounts for over 60% of all human infectious diseases worldwide. This situation arises from the recent changes in the global climate and ecosystem composition, which led to the spread of rodents and rodent-borne pathogens globally. The aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of rodent's parasites and their zoonotic potentials in some selected areas in UPM. Rodents were captured using live-traps and euthanised for helminths and protozoan recovery. Intestinal parasites were detected and identified from stool samples using formalin ethyl-acetate concentration technique (FECT), while tissue parasites were identified by histopathological examination of selected tissue sections of the liver, brain, lungs, and muscle. In this study, a total of 89 wild rats were captured. Twelve species of intestinal and tissue parasites were recorded, of which, Taenia taeniaeformis accounts for the highest infection recorded (28%) followed by Hymenolepis nana (19.5%) and Capillaria hepatica (19.1%), while Toxoplasma gondii was the least parasite (6.7%) identified. Furthermore, other parasites species observed include, Cryptosporidium spp. (21.3%), Entamoeba histolytica/Entamoeba dispar and Moniliformis moniliformis (17.9%), Angiostrongylus cantonensis (16.8%), Hymenolepis diminuta (16.1%), Giardia spp. (14.6%), Trichuris spp. (12.3%), and Sarcocystis spp. (6.74). Based on the results obtained in the present study, 17.1% and 15.4% of the rodents captured were confirmed positive for at least one species of intestinal or tissue parasites, respectively. The presence of these zoonotic parasites in the wild rats suggests the potential risk of rodent-borne zoonotic disease transmission to humans. Hence, the need to improved rats control intervention and public health awareness among the populace. © 2020 The Author(s) Citation statistics:
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/158618
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作者单位: Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan 43400, Malaysia; Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Yobe State University, P.M.B 1144, Damaturu, Yobe State, Nigeria; Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Bayero UniversityKano State, Nigeria
Recommended Citation:
Tijjani M.,Majid R.A.,Abdullahi S.A.,et al. Detection of rodent-borne parasitic pathogens of wild rats in Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia: A potential threat to human health[J]. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife,2020-01-01,11