title: Prevalence of intestinal and blood parasites among wild rats in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
abstract: 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 (Malaysian field rat), 9% and   Rattus exulans (Polynesian rat), 4%. Rattus rattus diardii is commonly known to live in   human environment and they are normally identified as pests to human community. More   male rats were captured (61%) compared to female (39%). Out of 137 samples, 81.8% samples   were positive with intestinal parasites, with 86.2% from Sentul area and 78.5% from Chow Kit   area. Six different parasites were detected. The most common intestinal helminth parasite   detected was Nippostrongylus brasiliensis (80.3%), followed by Hymenolepis nana (23.4%),   Capillaria hepatica (13.9%) and Hymenolepis diminuta (2.9%). Intestinal protozoan detected   was Entamoeba histolytica/E. dispar (8.8%). Trypanosoma lewisi (1.5%) was the only blood   parasite detected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: C O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Siti Shafiyyah
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jamaiah
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rohela
authors.forename: Y L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Siti Aminah
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001769:Blood / Q000469:parasitology*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D007422:Intestines / Q000469:parasitology*; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D010271:Parasites / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D015995:Prevalence; D051381:Rats; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*