Survey of Babesia sp. and tapeworm infection in house rats (Rattus norvegicus) collected from Quiapo, Manila

• Main Authors: Domingo, Karen Marie K., Noble, Mitos C.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1996
• Subjects: Babesia; Rats; Babesiosis; Parasites; Cestode diseases; Blood > Diseases; Tapeworm, infection
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/6050
• Institution: De La Salle University

Thirty-five house rats (Rattus norvegicus) from Quiapo, Manila were examined for the presence of Babesia sp. and tapeworm parasites. Giemsa-stained thin blood smears showed a 34.3 prevalence for Babesia sp. infection with percent parasitemia ranging between 0.30 to 1.15. These rats were collected fr...