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Abstract
The result of helminthological examination of 20 brown rats from various biocenoses of South-West Belarus during 1996-2011 is presented. Twelve animals were infected. Six species of helminths were found: 1 trematode species, 3 cestode species and 2 nematode species. The most often, the brown rat infected with mesocercariae of trematode Alaria alata (Goeze, 1782). The helminth fauna of brown rats living in the biocenoses are specified for the first time in Belarus.Entities:
Keywords: Biocenoses; Brown rat; Helminths; Rattus norvegicus; South-West Belarus
Year: 2016 PMID： 28615888 PMCID： PMC5447621 DOI： 10.1007/s12639-016-0844-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Parasit Dis ISSN： 0971-7196