First record of Calodium hepaticum and Taenia taeniaeformis liver infection in wild Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Serbia
2010
Kataranovski, M., Institute for Biological Research Sinisa Stankovic, Belgrade (Serbia) | Zolotarevski, L., Military Medical Academy, Belgrade (Serbia). Institute for Pathology | Belij, S., Institute for Biological Research Sinisa Stankovic, Belgrade (Serbia) | Mirkov, I., Institute for Biological Research Sinisa Stankovic, Belgrade (Serbia) | Stošić, J., Institute for Biological Research Sinisa Stankovic, Belgrade (Serbia) | Popov, A., Institute for Biological Research Sinisa Stankovic, Belgrade (Serbia) | Kataranovski, D., University of Belgrade, Belgrade (Serbia). Faculty of Biology, Institute of Zoology
Wild Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from urban and suburban habitats of the Belgrade area were examined for the presence of Calodium hepaticum and Taenia taeniaeformis larvae liver infection. The presence of visible cysts and a histomorphology of parasite-related inflammatory liver responses were sought as signs of infection. The total prevalence of infection was 10.9% (C. hepaticum) and 29.9% (T. taeniaeformis), with no differences between the sexes. No difference in the annual prevalence of both helminth species was noted. Data obtained in this study provide new information relevant to wild Norway rats as sources of C. hepaticum and T. taeniaeformis liver infection in this geographic area, and, in a wider context, in Europe.
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