Keywords
rats, parasitism by helmínths, prevalence, intensity
zoonoses, São Paulo County, state of São Paulo, Brasil
Rattus norveqicus
Rattus rattus
zoonoses, São Paulo County, state of São Paulo, Brasil
Rattus norveqicus
Rattus rattus
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Chieffi PP, Grispino DM, Mangini ACS, Dias RMS, Villanova A, Guidugli NR, Souza A de. Helminths parasitizing the digestive tract of Muridae captured in São Paulo County, state of São Paulo, Brazil: prevalence, parasitic intensity and importance to public health. Rev Inst Adolfo Lutz [Internet]. 1980 Jun. 30 [cited 2025 Jan. 10];40(1):35-41. Available from: https://periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br/RIAL/article/view/36966
Abstract
Between 1977 and 1979, 205 rats were autopsied. They had been cap tu red alive, in São Paulo Coun ty, to determine the prevalence and the intensity of parasitism by helminths in the digestive tract of rats. Besides, the importance of those rodents as reservoirs and disseminators of zoonotic h elmin thiases could be stressed. Thirteen helmin th species were identified and the prevalence of at least one species was 91.7%; of two to three species, 50%, whiJe 25% harbored four or more species, The prevalence and parasitic intensity were highest in the northern zone of the county and in adult rodents. Among the 13 species identified, six were zoonatic. Thus, rats may be reservoirs and disseminators of helrnin ths parasitic of man.
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9. CORRÊA. M. O. A.; FLEURY, G. C.; DUARTE, Y. N. & BUENO, R. A. Considerações sobre alguns aspectos das helmintoses em nosso meio escolar. Rev. Inst. Adolfo Lutz, 14 (1): 27-31, 1954.
10. GALVÁO, V. A. Capillaria hepatica, estudo da incidência em ratos de Salvador, Bahia, e dados imunopatológicos preliminares. Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. trop., 10: 333-8, 1976.
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12. LUTTERMOSER, G. W. - A helminthological survey of Baltimore house rats (Rattus norvegicus v . Am. J. Hyg., 24: 350-60, 1936.
13. MEIRA, J. A. - Nota sobre helminthos encontrados nos ratos de S. Paulo. Bras.: méd., Rio de J., 45: 1212-16, 1931.
14. MEIRA, J. A. - Sobre a incidência de Capillaria gastrica (Baylis) e de Gongylonerna neoplasticum (Fib. & Ditlev.) nos ratos da cidade de S. Paulo. Ligeiras anotações sobre a morfologia de Capillaria gastrica (Baylis). ,Ann. Fac. Med. Univ. S. Paulo, 7: 85-94, 1932.
15. MOAYEDI, B.; IZADI, M.; MALEKI, M. & GHADIRIAN, E. - Human infectio n with M oniliformis monilif ormie (Bremser, 1811) Travassos 1915 (syn. Moniliformis dubius); report of a case in Isfahan, Iran. Am. J. trop. Med. Hyg., 20: 445-8, 1971.
16. NANA, H. S. & PARIHAR, A. - Quantitative and qualitative analysis of helmin th fauna in Rattus rattus ruf escene, J. Helminth., 50: 99-102, 1976.
17. PESSÔA, S. B. & MARTINS, A. V. - Parasitologia Médica. 10 ed. Rio de Janeiro, Guanabara-Koogan, 1977.
18. PIAZZA, R.; CORRÊA, M. O. A. & FLEURY, R. N. - Sobre um caso de infestação humana por Ca/pillaria hepatica. Rev. Inst. Med. irop, S, Paulo, 5: 37-41, 1963.
19. SAHBA, G. H.; ARFAA, F. & RASTEGAR, M. - Human infection with Moniliformis dubius (Acoaithocephalav CMeyer , 1932) (syn, M. moniliformis (Bremser, 1811) (Travassos, 1915) in Iran. Trans, R. Soc. trop. Med. Hyg., 64: 284-6, 1970.
20. SILVERMAN, N. H.; KATZ, J. S. & LEVIN, S.E. - Capillaria hepatica infestation of a child. S. Afr. medo J., 47: 219-21, 1973.
21. SINGHVI, A. & JOHNSON, S. - Population dynamics of the nema to de parasi tes of the house rat, Rattus rattus. Re». brae. Biol., 39: 43-52, 1979.
22. TORRES, P.; LOPETEGUI, O. & GALLARDO, M. - Investigación sobre algurios nemátodos parásitos de Rattus norvegicus y Ctenomus maulinus de Chile. Bol. chil. Parasit., 31: 39-42, 1976.
23. WARD, H. B. - Gongylonem in the role of a human parasite. J. Parasit., 2: 119-25, 1916.
24. WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Vector contrai in international health. Geneva, WHO, 1972.
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