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New host, geographical records, and factors affecting the prevalence of helminths infection from synanthropic rodents in Yucatán, Mexico

Authors :
Panti-May J. A.
Palomo-Arjona E.
Gurubel-González Y.
Torres-Castro M. A.
Vidal-Martínez V. M.
Machain-Williams C.
Hernández-Betancourt S. F.
Del Rosario Robles M.
Source :
Helminthologia, Vol 54, Iss 3, Pp 231-239 (2017)
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Sciendo, 2017.

Abstract

The aim of this paper was to study the occurrence of helminths in Mus musculus and Rattus rattus from urban, suburban and rural settlements in Yucatán, Mexico; and to analyse the host factors (e.g. sex) related to helminths’ distribution. Helminths in a total of 279 rodents were surveyed by visual examination of the liver for metacestodes and faecal examination for helminth eggs using the formalin-ethyl acetate sedimentation technique. The cestodes Hydatigera taeniaeformis (metacestodes detected in the liver) and Hymenolepis diminuta, and the nematodes Aspiculuris sp., Nippostrongylus brasiliensis, Syphacia muris, Syphacia obvelata, and Trichuris muris were identified. In M. musculus, the prevalence of infection with T. muris and H. taeniaeformis was higher in the rural village compared to those in the suburban neighbourhood. For R. rattus, a higher prevalence of infection with H. diminuta was found in the urban site compared to that in the suburban site. This study reports the occurrence of H. diminuta among rodents living in close proximity to humans, representing a potential public health risk. In addition, this survey increases our understanding of dynamic transmission among intestinal helminths recorded in Yucatán, Mexico.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
04406605 and 13369083
Volume :
54
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Helminthologia
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.7a7b4a20bff4092b2f0b29692bce2b9
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1515/helm-2017-0030