Parasite biodiversity in Rattus spp caught in wet markets

• Main Authors: Claveria, Florencia G., Causapin, Jeffrey, de Guzman, Maria Aneceta, Toledo, Ma. Grace, Salibay, Cristina
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2005
• Subjects: Rattus—Parasites—Philippines; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/4608
• Institution: De La Salle University

Rattus spp trapped in wet markets in Quiapo, Manila and Balayan, Batangas had ectoparasites, Echinolaelaps echidnius (mite), and Polyplax spinulosa (louse). The endoparasites identified were Hymenolepis diminuta; the acanthocephalan Moniliformis moniliformis; Taenia taeniaeformis strobilocercus larv...