<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ahmad Daryani</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Afsaneh Amouei</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Abdol Sattar Pagheh</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mehdi Sharif</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Shahabeddin Sarvi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mohammad Taghi Rahimi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rezaei, Fatemeh</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Prevalence of Ecto and Gastrointestinal Parasites of &lt;i&gt;Rattus rattus&lt;/i&gt; in Mazandaran Province, North of Iran</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Turkiye Parazitoloji Dergizi</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ectoparasites</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gastrointestinal parasites</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Iran</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Prevalence</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">rodent</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2023</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mar-02-2023</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">https://www.turkiyeparazitolderg.org/articles/prevalence-of-ecto-and-gastrointestinal-parasites-of-irattus-rattusi-in-mazandaran-province-north-of-iran/doi/tpd.galenos.2022.85570</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">47</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">53-58</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objective:&lt;/strong&gt; Rodents act as reservoir hosts and are an important potential source for many zoonotic pathogens such as parasites, which pose a public health risk to humans. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the prevalence of parasites among rodents.&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;strong&gt;Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; A total of 118 Rattus rattus were captured in Mazandaran province, north of Iran, using snap live traps. Various samples were collected from feces and each rat was combed with a fine-tooth comb to extricate any ectoparasite. Fecal specimens were examined by direct wet mounting, formalin-ether concentration, modified acid-fast, and trichrome staining methods.&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;strong&gt;Results&lt;/strong&gt;: The overall prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in the examined rats was 75.4%. Cryptosporidium spp. (30.5%) were the most prevalent protozoan, followed by Giardia spp. (20.3%), Entamoeba muris (13.5%), Trichomonas muris (10.1%), and Spironucleus muris (3.3%). Regarding helminths&amp;rsquo; eggs, Syphacia obvelata (24.5%), Hymenolepis diminuta (10.1%), and Trichuris muris (9.3%) had the highest prevalence, respectively. Furthermore, 3060 ectoparasites collected from 102 rodents were infested with lice (40% Polyplax spp.), mites (33.3%), and flea (16.1% Xenopsylla cheopis and 10.6% Xenopsylla astia).&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; According to the results of this study, the prevalence of ecto and gastrointestinal parasites in the collected rats in the&lt;br /&gt;
	area being studied was remarkably high. Additionally, Rattus rattus can be considered a potential risk to human health.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;Ouml;Z&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ama&amp;ccedil;:&lt;/strong&gt; Kemirgenler, halk sağlığı riski oluşturan parazitler gibi bir&amp;ccedil;ok zoonotik patojen i&amp;ccedil;in rezervuar konak ve &amp;ouml;nemli potansiyel kaynak rol&amp;uuml; oynadığından, kemirgenlerde parazitlerin yaygınlığının araştırılması &amp;ouml;nem taşımaktadır.&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;strong&gt;Y&amp;ouml;ntemler: &lt;/strong&gt;İran&amp;rsquo;ın kuzeyindeki Mazandaran eyaletinde, anlık canlı tuzaklar kullanılarak toplam 118 sı&amp;ccedil;an-Rattus rattus yakalandı. Dışkılarından numuneler toplanan her bir sı&amp;ccedil;an ayrıca ektoparaziter ama&amp;ccedil;lı inceleme i&amp;ccedil;in ince dişli bir tarakla taranarak toplandı ve incelendi. Dışkı &amp;ouml;rnekleri ıslak yayma, formalin-eter y&amp;ouml;ntemi ile incelendi ve modifiye aside dayanıklı boyama ve trikrom ile boyandı.&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;strong&gt;Bulgular: &lt;/strong&gt;İncelenen sı&amp;ccedil;anlarda gastrointestinal parazitlerin genel prevalansı %75,4 idi. Cryptosporidium spp. (%30,5) en yaygın protozoon iken, bunu Giardia spp. (%20,3), Entamoeba muris (%13,5), Trichomonas muris (%10,1) ve Spironucleus muris (%3,3) izledi. Helmint yumurtalarının prevalansı, Syphacia obvelata (%24,5), Hymenolepis diminuta (%10,1) ve Trichuris muris (%9,3) şeklinde idi. Enfeste 102 kemirgenden toplanan 3060 ektoparazitlerin dağılımı ise, bit (%40 Polyplax spp.), akar (%33,3) ve pire (%16,1 Xenopsylla cheopis ve %10,6 Xenopsylla astia) şeklinde idi.&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;strong&gt;Sonu&amp;ccedil;:&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;Ccedil;alışma alanında toplanan sı&amp;ccedil;anlarda ekto ve gastrointestinal parazit prevalansı olduk&amp;ccedil;a y&amp;uuml;ksektir. Ayrıca Rattus rattus, insan sağlığı i&amp;ccedil;in potansiyel risk olarak değerlendirilebilir.&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;strong&gt;Anahtar Kelimeler:&lt;/strong&gt; Prevalans, kemirgen, gastrointestinal parazitler, ektoparazitler, İran&lt;/p&gt;
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