Liat L B, Fong Y L, Krishnasamy M
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 1977 Sep;8(3):354-8.
Capillaria hepatica infection in wild rodents collected from the States of Kelantan, Selangor and Johore in Peninsular Malaysia since 1973 is reported. A total of 1,258 rodents consisting of 20 species of house, field and forest rats, and 7 species of squirrels were examined for the parasite and 17 species consisting of 111 murids and 1 flying squirrel were found infected. The house rat, Rattus norvegicus had the highest prevalence rate, followed by 3 species of field rats, R. tiomanicus, R. argentiventer and Bandicota indica. The prevalence of infection was low among forest rats with the exception of Lenothrix canus. Only 1 flying squirrel, Hylopetes spadiceus was found with the parasite. The prevalence of infection in relation to the host behaviour and habitats was discussed. C. hepatica appears to be widespread throughout Malaysia with a wide range of hosts among rodent species. Some new host records are presented herein.
本文报道了自1973年以来在马来西亚半岛吉兰丹州、雪兰莪州和柔佛州采集的野生啮齿动物中肝毛细线虫感染情况。共检查了1258只啮齿动物，包括20种家鼠、田鼠和林鼠，以及7种松鼠，发现其中17种感染了该寄生虫，包括111只鼠科动物和1只鼯鼠。褐家鼠的感染率最高，其次是三种田鼠，即蒂奥曼鼠、银腹鼠和板齿鼠。除了白腹蓬毛鼠外，林鼠的感染率较低。仅发现1只鼯鼠，即棕鼯鼠感染了该寄生虫。文中讨论了感染率与宿主行为和栖息地的关系。肝毛细线虫似乎在马来西亚广泛分布，在啮齿动物物种中有广泛的宿主。本文还列出了一些新的宿主记录。
