<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>47</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nur Ain Shafiqah Mohd-Said</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mohd Azmi Mohd-Lila</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">S.M. Amin-Babjee</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Abdul Rahim Mutalib</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Abdul Rani Bahaman</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Zeenathul Nazariah Allaudin</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS IN WILD RATS</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">9th Proceedings of the Seminar on Veteinary Sciences</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">bait preference</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ectoparasites</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Endoparasites</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">public health</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">rat infestation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Salmonella</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2014</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Feb 2014</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">https://vet.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/202109061032299th_Proceedings_of_the_Seminar_on_Veterinary_Sciences.pdf</style></url></web-urls></urls><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Universiti Putra Malaysia Press</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Faculty of Veterinary Medicine UPM, 24 - 28 February 2014</style></pub-location><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Rats are the most widespread pest species and well-known to transmit zoonotic disease agents and cause destruction to the environment. In this study, twenty rodents were trapped by using wire traps baited with various baits in Serdang, Sepang, Seremban and Rembau, Malaysia. The locations represented the urban and suburban habitats and distribution of rodents. Three rat species and one shrew species were trapped from these habitats. There was no significant (p&amp;gt;0.05) difference in bait preference by the rats from either habitat. No Salmonella was detected in the rodents. Seventy-five percent of the rodents were found to be infested&lt;br /&gt;
	with at least one of nine different types of ectoparasites identified. All rodents (100%) were infested with at least one type of endoparasites. There was significant (p&amp;lt;0.05) difference in parasitic distribution between habitats, with urban rats more infested with ectoparasites. Among the parasites of potential medical importance identified were Polyplax spinulosa, Hoplopleura pacifica and Ornithonyssus bacoti. In conclusion, the species parasites of rats were partly determined by the nature of their habitats. Also, the rodents live in close proximity to human especially in urban areas and they carry organisms that may be detrimental to the health of humans and other animals. Thus, appropriate measures are needed to control the rodent Phthirpopulation to prevent the spread of diseases to humans and other animals.&lt;/p&gt;
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