Madinah, A. and Fatimah, Abang and Mariana, A.. and M.T, Abdullah (2011) Ectoparasites of small mammals in four localities of wildlife reserves in Peninsular Malaysia. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health, 42 (4). pp. 803-813.
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Abstract
Field surveys of ectoparasites on rodents and scandents were conducted in four localities of wildlife reserves in Peninsular Malaysia from October 2008 to November 2009. A total of 16 animals comprising 5 species of hosts were caught and examined for ectoparasites. The hosts examined were Maxomys rajah,Maxomys whiteheadi, Leopoldamys sabanus, Lariscus insignis and Tupaia glis. Of these hosts, 9 genera, consisting of 14 species of ectoparasites were extracted. Three species of ticks (Ixodidae), 7 species of mesostigmatid mites (Laelaptidae), 3 species of chiggers (Trombiculidae) and 1 species of listrophorid mites (Listrophoriidae) were identified. The infestation rate of ectoparasites observed ranged from 12.5% to 62.5%. Among the ectoparasites found, Ixodes granulatus and Leptotrombidium deliense are of known medical importance.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, UNIMAS, ectoparasites, small mammals, wildlife reserves, Peninsular Malaysia, , university, universiti, Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak, Kuching, Samarahan, ipta, education, research |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QL Zoology S Agriculture > SF Animal culture |
| Divisions: | Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Resource Science and Technology Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Resource Science and Technology |
| Depositing User: | Karen Kornalius |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Mar 2014 02:32 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Aug 2015 00:27 |
| URI: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/1171 |
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