[{
  "type": "article-journal",
  "title": "OCCURANCE OF HYMENOLEPIS DIMINUTA IN RATS AND MICE CAPTURED FROM URBAN LOCALITIES OF LAHORE, PAKISTAN",
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "Ahmad",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Maqbool",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Anjum",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Ahmad",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Khan",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Sultana",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Ali",
      "given": ""
    }
  ],
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [[2014]]
  },
  "container-title": "Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences",
  "ISSN": "1018-7081",
  "volume": "24",
  "issue": "1",
  "page": "392-396",
  "DOI": "NA",
  "abstract": "<p>Prevalence of&nbsp;<em>Hymenolepis diminuta,</em>&nbsp;a zoonotic parasite was determined in rodents captured from three urban localities of Lahore, city. Rats and mice (n=3600) were trapped for one year on monthly basis from residential areas of human beings and identified as&nbsp;<em>Rattus rattus</em>&nbsp;(n=3190) and&nbsp;<em>Mus musculus</em>&nbsp;(n=410) on the basis of morphological characters. Overall prevalence of&nbsp;<em>H. diminuta</em>&nbsp;determined by coprological technique in rodents was 35.4 percent and non-significant difference was observed in relation to different localities. The highest (48.0%) month-wise prevalence of&nbsp;<em>H. diminuta&nbsp;</em>was found during August whereas the lowest (28.0%) during January. The highest (45.4%) season-wise prevalence was noted during summer followed by spring (35.1%) while the lowest (29.3%) during winter. Infection was higher in males (43.8%) than females (29.3%). Adult rats and mice were more commonly affected than younger ones. Infection was higher in rats (37.3%) than mice (20.2%). Rodents were captured from human populated areas and presence of zoonotic parasite may be a threat of infection to human beings.</p>",
  "publisher": "Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum",
  "URL": "https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2014-JAPS-55"
}]