Rodents as reservoirs of parasites in India

摘要: We monitored the prevalence of endoparasitic infections rodents in Punjab State, India, between January 2004 and December 2005. Three species wild rodents, namely house rat, Rattus rattus (n= 42), lesser bandicoot Bandicota bengalensis 34) Indian gerbil, Tatera indica 15), were live-captured from houses crop fields. Examination various organs revealed that highest rates infection occurred R. (40.5%), followed by B. (35.3 %) then T. (20.0%), with an overall rate 35.2%. All three rodent found naturally infected one or more helminths. Metacestodes (1-6) Cysticercus fasciolaris (larvae Taenia taeniaeformis) all (in liver). In male indica, numerous robust taeniaeformis metacestodes oval sacs attached to mesentery abdominal wall, unusual site. The cauda epididymal fluid same gerbil was also be a very rare strongylid nematode, which could not identified genus level. It is possible this nematode transmitted sexually thus may affect reproductive potential gerbils. This appears first report phenomenon. individual, intestine obstructed acanthocephalan, Moniliformis moniliformis, concurrent C. form multiple cysts liver. Although no natural protozoan these field experimental Trypanosoma evansi has been established high pathogenicity, possibility sexual transmission supported presence rats.