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Identification of Helminth Ova in Wild Rats with Geographical Distribution in Malang, East Java

Ida Bagus Gde Rama Wisesa , Shelly Kusumarini , & Reza Yesica
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1,2,3Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya, Jl. Puncak Dieng Eksklusif, Kelurahan
Kalisongo, Kecamatan Dau, Kabupaten Malang, East Java, Indonesia, 65151

*Correspondence: ramawisesa@ub.ac.id

ABSTRACT

Rats are known as reservoirs of several types of diseases that rats can carry disease agents, one of these pathogens
is helminth parasites. One of the methods to diagnose parasites in rats is from the fecal examination. This research
aims to identify and show the distribution of helminth ova in wild rats in a different area of Malang. A total 74 number
of wild rats collected from live traps were euthanized by ketamine and xylazine. Rats samples were nercopted and
fecal specimens were taken from gastrointestinal tract. Fecal examination using sedimentation method led to the
invention of helminth ova. The Identification is based on morphology. The data was analyzed descriptively and the
analysis prevalence of sex and species using chi-square. As a result, the prevalence of helminth ova in Malang is
56 (75,67%) with six kinds of species detected such as Aspicularis tetraptera 5 (6,7%), Hymenolopis diminuita
10(13,5%), Hymenolopis nana 39 (52,7%), Nippostrongylus brasiliensis 24 (32,43%), Syphacia obvelata 4
(5,4%) and Thricuris muris 8 (10,8%). The distribution of helminth ova was spotted in 6 sampling areas
from Lowokwaru, Blimbing, Klojen, Kedung Kandang, and Sukun. This study reveals wild rats in Malang are infected
with many types of helminth parasites.
Keywords: helminth, ova, parasite, prevalence, wild rats

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