Helminth parasites of Natal long-fingered bats, Miniopterus natalensis (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae), South Africa.
Onderstepoort J Vet Res
; 75(3): 261-5, 2008 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-19040141
ABSTRACT
The helminth community infecting Miniopterus natalensis was studied at two localities, the De Hoop Nature Reserve (DHNR) (n = 57), Western Cape Province and Pretoria (n = 12), Gauteng Province, South Africa. Hosts from the DHNR had formed part of an earlier, unrelated study and were all pregnant females. A single hymenolepidid cestode species, the nematodes Molinostrongylus ornatus and Litomosa chiropterorum together with nematodes of the subfamily Capillariinae were present at both study sites, while a single digenean, Allassogonoporus sp., was only found in hosts from the DHNR. The prevalence of helminth infections was high at both localities, 68.4% in the DHNR and 77.7% in Pretoria, whereas the mean intensity of infection was low at the DHNR (3.76 +/- 3.15), but higher in Pretoria (10.4 +/- 9.9). Molinostrongylus ornatus and, to a lesser extent L. chiropterorum, were the main contributors to the higher intensities in Pretoria. The species richness ranged from 0 to 4 at both localities.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Quirópteros
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Helmintíase Animal
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Helmintos
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Onderstepoort J Vet Res
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
África do Sul