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Hymenolepis diminuta and Rodentolepis nana (Hymenolepididae: Cyclophyllidea) in urban rodents of Gran La Plata: association with socio-environmental conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2017

B. Fitte ,
M.R. Robles ,
A. Dellarupe ,
J.M. Unzaga  and
G.T. Navone
B. Fitte
Affiliation:
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 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científica y Técnicas (CONICET).
M.R. Robles*
Affiliation:
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 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científica y Técnicas (CONICET).
A. Dellarupe
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Inmunoparasitología LAINPA, FCV, UNLP, Avenida 60 y 118, La Plata (1900), Buenos Aires, Argentina Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científica y Técnicas (CONICET).
J.M. Unzaga
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Inmunoparasitología LAINPA, FCV, UNLP, Avenida 60 y 118, La Plata (1900), Buenos Aires, Argentina
G.T. Navone
Affiliation:
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 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científica y Técnicas (CONICET).
*
Author for correspondence: M.R. Robles, E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

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.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 92 , Issue 5 , September 2018 , pp. 549 - 553
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2017 

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