Variation in Small Mammal Species Composition and the Occurrence of Parasitic Mites in Two Landscapes in a Scrub Typhus Endemic Region of Western Yunnan Province, China
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.72384
Abstract: ABSTRACT Western Yunnan Province is a scrub typhus endemic region, providing optimal environments for small mammal hosts and mite vectors. This study explored the association between mite occurrence on small mammals and landscape and host… read more here.
Keywords: infestation; infestation prevalence; rattus; mite intensity ... See more keywords
Comparative phylogeography of two commensal rat species (Rattus tanezumi and Rattus norvegicus) in China: Insights from mitochondrial DNA, microsatellite, and 2b‐RAD data
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9409
Abstract: Abstract Rattus norvegicus and Rattus tanezumi are dominant species of Chinese house rats, but the colonization and demographic history of two species in China have not been thoroughly explored. Phylogenetic analyses with mitochondrial DNA including… read more here.
Keywords: rattus norvegicus; norvegicus china; southeast coast; mitochondrial dna ... See more keywords
Molecular characterization of cosmopolitan and potentially co-invasive helminths of commensal, murid rodents in Gauteng Province, South Africa
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DOI: 10.1007/s00436-018-5852-4
Abstract: Concurrent studies of helminth parasites of introduced and native rodent species are few and miss the opportunity to identify potential co-invasive parasite species. This study employed molecular tools to infer the phylogeny and elucidate the… read more here.
Keywords: potentially invasive; commensal murid; gauteng province; province south ... See more keywords
Invasive black rats menacing endangered lizards
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DOI: 10.1007/s10531-024-02882-1
Abstract: Despite the pernicious impacts that invasive black rats Rattus rattus have on island ecosystems, little is known about their effect upon insular reptiles, which are a highly vulnerable but pivotal element of island biota. To… read more here.
Keywords: rat; menacing endangered; rattus; invasive black ... See more keywords
Wild black rats (Rattus rattus Linnaeus, 1758) as zoomonitor of genotoxicity and systemic toxicity induced by hazardous emissions from Abule Egba unsanitary landfill, Lagos, Nigeria
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-11325-7
Abstract: Wild black rats (Rattus rattus) inhabiting Abule Egba landfill (AEL) were used as zoomonitor to assess health risk associated with exposure to hazardous chemicals from landfills. Twenty five R. rattus (16♂ and 9♀) captured within… read more here.
Keywords: rattus rattus; rats rattus; toxicity; landfill ... See more keywords
Rodent-borne Trypanosoma from cities and villages of Niger and Nigeria: A special role for the invasive genus Rattus?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.03.027
Abstract: Although they are known to sometimes infect humans, atypical trypanosomes are very poorly documented, especially in Africa where one lethal case has yet been described. Here we conducted a survey of rodent-borne Trypanosoma in 19… read more here.
Keywords: villages niger; niger nigeria; rodent borne; borne trypanosoma ... See more keywords
Prevalence of Hepatozoon and Sarcocystis spp. in rodents and their ectoparasites in Nigeria.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.07.028
Abstract: Using polymerase chain reaction targeting the 18S rRNA gene and DNA sequencing the prevalence and diversity of Apicomplexa and Piroplasmida infections in rodents from Nigeria was studied. Overall, 13 of 194 (7.7%) rodent blood samples… read more here.
Keywords: hepatozoon; dna; spp; sarcocystis ... See more keywords
Zoonotic and non-zoonotic helminths in black rats of rain-fed and irrigated areas of Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.01.022
Abstract: Present study was conducted to get information on helminth parasites of zoonotic importance among the black rats of district Swat, Pakistan. Two hundred and sixty nine rats were captured from agricultural ecosystem of the district… read more here.
Keywords: non zoonotic; helminth parasites; zoonotic helminths; rattus ... See more keywords
A perspective for resolving the systematics of Rattus, the vertebrates with the most influence on human welfare.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4459.3.2
Abstract: The murid rodent genus Rattus Fischer 1803 contains several species that are responsible for massive loss of crops and food, extinction of other species and the spread of zoonotic diseases to humans, as well as… read more here.
Keywords: genus; systematics rattus; rattus; resolving systematics ... See more keywords
A new species of sucking louse (Psocodea: Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Hoplopleuridae) from the pale field rat, Rattus tunneyi (Rodentia: Muridae), in Australia.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5091.3.7
Abstract: We describe and illustrate a new species of sucking louse, Hoplopleura tunneya new species, from the Australian pale field rat, Rattus tunneyi Thomas (Rodentia: Muridae). Currently, 22 species of the genus Hoplopleura Enderlein, 1904 (Phthiraptera:… read more here.
Keywords: field rat; species sucking; pale field; sucking louse ... See more keywords
Waste reduction decreases rat activity from peri-urban environment
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0308917
Abstract: Globally, species in the genus Rattus (specifically Rattus rattus and Rattus norvegicus), are some of the most influential invasive taxa due to their high rates of competitive exclusion and large dietary breadth. However, the specific… read more here.
Keywords: rat activity; covid lockdown; waste; rattus ... See more keywords