TY - JOUR ID - 14620 TI - Parasitic zoonoses: Gastrointestinal parasites carried by rodents in the west of Iran in 2017 JO - Journal of Zoonotic Diseases JA - JZD LA - en SN - 2476-535X AU - Badparva, Ebrahim AU - Nayebzadeh, Hassan AU - Kayedi, Mohammad Hassan AU - Mostafavi, Ehsan AU - Ahoo, Mohammad Bagher AD - Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran AD - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran. AD - Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran AD - 4- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, and: The Iranian Museum of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Y1 - 2022 PY - 2022 VL - 6 IS - 2 SP - 52 EP - 59 KW - Endoparasites KW - Notocotylus KW - Rodent KW - Lorestan province KW - Iran DO - 10.22034/jzd.2022.14620 N2 - SummaryParasitic infections in rodents have zoonotic significance. This study aimed to determine the frequency of gastrointestinal parasites in rodents in Lorestan Province, west of Iran. We captured 118 rodents from eight species, including Meriones persicus, Mus macedonicus, Meriones tristrami, Microtus qazvinensis, Arvicola terrestris, Apodemus sp., Cricetulus migratorius, and Meriones libycus, in the fall of 2017. Trapped rodents were humanly sacrificed, and the gastrointestinal tracts were removed and examined to identify parasites. The rate of infection with gastrointestinal parasites was 50.8%. The highest diversity of parasites was found in Meriones persicus. The most common helminths were Hymenolepis nana (13.5%), Trichuris sp. (11%), and Syphacia obvelata (8.5%). Rodents were also infected with Heligmosomum sp. (0.8%), Trichostrongylus (1.7%), Physaloptera (0.8%), Hymenolepis diminuta (0.8%), and Catenotaenia sp. (0.8%). The rate of infection with protozoa was 9.3%. Five (4.2%) were infected with Giardia sp., and two (1.7%) with Entamoeba coli. In addition, Chilomastix sp. (0.8%), Iodamoeba butschlii (0.8%), and Eimeria sp. (0.8%) were seen. The trematode Notocotylus noyeri is reported in Arvicola terrestris for the first time in Iran. This study emphasizes the impact of rodents on the spread of infectious agents and the necessity of effective preventive programs. UR - https://jzd.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_14620.html L1 - https://jzd.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_14620_8c68db42f862be5e3e20531b27d121c3.pdf ER -