As training in helminthology has declined in the medical microbiology curriculum, many rare
species of zoonotic cestodes have fallen into obscurity. Even among specialist practitioners …

Hymenolepis diminuta is a zoonotic cestode parasitizing the small intestine of rodents
(definitive hosts). Humans can accidentally enter into the life cycle of this tapeworm via the …

Rodents were collected from five wet markets (Chow Kit, Dato Keramat, Setapak, Jinjang
and Kepong) in Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory between March to April 2006. Ninetyseven …

Parasitic infections of rodents can compromise scientific research as well as the health of the
animals and humans. Based on previous studies, infection rate of parasitic helminths is …

In the human mind, it seems, rodents have always been associated with disease. This no
doubt is because of the association, over the centuries, of rats with bubonic plague and the …

Background: The invasive alien species may lead to great environmental and economic
crisis due to its strong capability of occupying the biological niche of native species and …

The aim of the present study was to calculate the prevalence and intensity of intestinal
helminths in the house mouse (Mus musculus) and the black rat (Rattus rattus) trapped in …

Rattus norvegicus has attracted much attention because of its role as a reservoir of zoonotic
pathogens. This work aimed to identify the intestinal helminth species in R. norvegicus and …

79 PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF SMYRNIUM CORDIFOLIUM BOISS ESSENTIAL OIL ON
PENTYLENETETRAZOL-INDUCED SEIZURES IN MICE: INVOLVEMENT OF Page 1 PROOF …

Background: Rodents which constitute 42% of the world's mammalian population are major
reservoirs of pathogens that cause zoonoses. Currently we know little about rodents' …