RT Journal T1 OCCURANCE OF HYMENOLEPIS DIMINUTA IN RATS AND MICE CAPTURED FROM URBAN LOCALITIES OF LAHORE, PAKISTAN A1 M. S. Ahmad A1 A. Maqbool A1 A. A. Anjum A1 N. Ahmad A1 M. R Khan A1 R. Sultana A1 M. A. Ali JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences JO JAPS SN 1018-7081 VO 24 IS 1 SP 392 OP 396 YR 2014 FD 2014/02/01 DO DOI NA AB

Prevalence of Hymenolepis diminuta, 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 Rattus rattus (n=3190) and Mus musculus (n=410) on the basis of morphological characters. Overall prevalence of H. diminuta 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 H. diminuta 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.

K1 Occurance, Hymenolepis diminuta,Rat, Mice and Urban localities PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2014-JAPS-55