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Endo-parasites of public-health importance recovered from rodents in the Durban metropolitan area, South Africa

Published in: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 32 , issue 2 , 2017 , pages: 57–66

DOI: 10.1080/23120053.2016.1262579

Author(s): Colleen E Archer School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering & Science, South Africa , Christopher C Appleton School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering & Science, South Africa , Samson Mukaratirwa School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering & Science, South Africa , Jennifer Lamb School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering & Science, South Africa , M Corrie Schoeman School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering & Science, South Africa

Keywords: helminths , parasites , protozoa , public health , Rattus norvegicus , rodents , zoonoses

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Abstract

Background: Parasite infections of public health importance carried by Rattus spp. on the African continent (excluding toxoplasmosis) have not been adequately researched. The aim of this study was to investigate endoparasites of public health importance, particularly those associated with R. norvegicus, at different locations and seasons within the port-city, Durban.

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