Mohamad-Radzi Nurul Nadiah, Che-Amat Azlan, Aziz Nor Azlina Abdul, Babjee Shaik Mohamed Amin, Mazlan Mazlina, Hamid Nur Fazila Saulol, Lekko Yusuf Madaki
Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), 43400 Serdang, Selangor Malaysia.
Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), 43400 Serdang, Selangor Malaysia.
J Parasit Dis. 2021 Mar;45(1):169-175. doi: 10.1007/s12639-020-01291-9. Epub 2020 Oct 19.
Mites infestation and gastrointestinal parasites including coccidia are common problems reported in pets, petting farms and farmed practices. sp. and sp. could be a potential zoonosis from rabbits to human. Detection of mites and coccidia with their zoonotic potential in meat-farmed rabbits from three (3) commercial farms in Selangor were investigated. Tape impression, fur pluck, skin scraping and ear swab tests were used for mites detection and faecal samples was used for coccidia examination by using McMaster's technique and the identification of spp. was further analysed by sporulation technique. The overall prevalence of mites and spp. (oocysts) in rabbits were 51.85% ± 0.38 (standard deviation; S.D.) and 76.47% ± 0.42 respectively. was the most frequent mite found (25.92% ± 0.44), followed by and . Nine spp. were identified and the oocysts of shows the highest prevalence (64.71% ± 3.97) followed by and . There was a significant difference ( = 0.013) where large-scale farm has a higher prevalence of coccidia than small scale farms apparently due to the excessive stocking density as coccidia are easily transmitted among rabbits through ingestion of sporulated oocysts. In conclusion, mites and coccidia are commonly present in the commercial rabbit farms, thus control and preventive measures should be executed to reduce the incidence of parasites. The zoonotic mites and detected in this study could be regarded as a public health concern especially when handling the rabbit.
螨类感染以及包括球虫在内的胃肠道寄生虫是宠物、宠物养殖场和养殖实践中常见的问题。兔痒螨属和背肛螨属可能是从兔子传播给人类的潜在人畜共患病原体。对雪兰莪州三个商业农场养殖肉兔中具有人畜共患病潜力的螨类和球虫进行了检测。采用胶带压印、拔毛、皮肤刮擦和耳拭子试验检测螨类，粪便样本采用麦克马斯特技术检测球虫，并通过孢子化技术进一步分析球虫种类的鉴定。兔子中螨类和球虫（卵囊）的总体患病率分别为51.85%±0.38（标准差；S.D.）和76.47%±0.42。兔痒螨是最常见的螨类（25.92%±0.44），其次是兔背肛螨和兔疥螨。鉴定出9种球虫种类，斯氏艾美耳球虫的卵囊患病率最高（64.71%±3.97），其次是穿孔艾美耳球虫和大型艾美耳球虫。存在显著差异（P = 0.013），大规模养殖场的球虫患病率明显高于小规模养殖场，这显然是由于饲养密度过高，因为球虫很容易通过摄入孢子化卵囊在兔子之间传播。总之，螨类和球虫在商业兔场中普遍存在，因此应采取控制和预防措施以降低寄生虫的发生率。本研究中检测到的人畜共患螨类兔痒螨和兔背肛螨可能被视为公共卫生问题，尤其是在处理兔子时。
