Fitte B, Robles M R, Dellarupe A, Unzaga J M, Navone G T
Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores,CEPAVE (CCT La Plata CONICET-UNLP),Calle 120 e/ 61 and 64,La Plata (1900),Buenos Aires,Argentina.
Laboratorio de Inmunoparasitología LAINPA,FCV,UNLP,Avenida 60 y 118,La Plata (1900),Buenos Aires,Argentina.
J Helminthol. 2018 Sep;92(5):549-553. doi: 10.1017/S0022149X17000864. Epub 2017 Oct 11.
The aim of this survey was to study two Hymenolepididae species in urban rodents, Rattus rattus and Rattus norvegicus, and to analyse factors that favour their presence in the environment and pose a sanitary risk. Hymenolepis diminuta and Rodentolepis nana were found in R. rattus and R. norvegicus in different proportions. Values of prevalence, mean abundance and mean intensity were recorded, and new morphometric characters were described, adding to previously known information. No significant differences were found. However, the results revealed that there is a tendency for these parasites to develop in areas with deficient socio-structural conditions and in water bodies. This study thereby shows that certain areas on the periphery of the Gran La Plata favour the existence of rodents, which act as sentinels of zoonotic diseases, and stresses the need to take action to minimize them in order to avoid putting human and animal health at risk.
本次调查的目的是研究城市啮齿动物（黑家鼠和褐家鼠）体内的两种膜壳绦虫科物种，并分析有利于它们在环境中存在并构成卫生风险的因素。在黑家鼠和褐家鼠体内发现了微小膜壳绦虫和短膜壳绦虫，比例各不相同。记录了患病率、平均丰度和平均强度值，并描述了新的形态特征，补充了先前已知的信息。未发现显著差异。然而，结果显示这些寄生虫倾向于在社会结构条件差的地区和水体中发育。这项研究表明，大拉普拉塔周边的某些地区有利于啮齿动物的生存，而啮齿动物是人畜共患病的哨兵，并强调需要采取行动将其数量降至最低，以避免危及人类和动物健康。
