Gastro-intestinal helminths of wild rats (brown rat-Rattus norvegicus, Berkenhout 1769) in Samsun, Turkey
Abstract
This study was carried out to determine the gastrointestinal helminths and their prevalence in the wild rats. For this purpose 34 wild rats were necropsied, and, 27 out of 34 were found infected. Prevalence of helminths were as fallow Strongyloides ratti (79.41%), Heterakis spumosa (79.41%), Hymenolepis diminuta (35.49%) and Nippostrongylus brasiliensis (20.59%).
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Veterinary Surgery
Journal Section
Letter to Editor
Authors
Ali Tümay Gürler
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Yunus Emre Beyhan
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Cenk Soner Bölükbaş
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Mustafa Açıcı
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Şinasi Umur
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Publication Date
December 1, 2011
Submission Date
December 1, 2011
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 2011 Volume: 58 Number: 4
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Journal of Medical Primatology
https://doi.org/10.1111/jmp.12020