155/19 | General Article | Veterinary Pathology
Prevalence of Two Zoonotic Intestinal Parasites Strongyloides stercoralis and Hymenolepis nana in house rat from a slum area in Surabaya District, East Java, Indonesia
R. Heru PrasetyoDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya-60131, Indonesia
Published in the Indian Veterinary Journal December 2019 : 96 (12) - pages 9 to 10(Received: May, 2019, Accepted: May, 2019)
Abstract
This study was aimed to investigate the prevalence of two zoonotic intestinal parasites Strongyloides stercoralis and Hymenolepis nana in house rat from slum area in Surabaya District, East Java, Indonesia that have the potential to cause opportunistic infection in humans. One hundred house rat faecal samples were collected from a slum area in Surabaya District with a dense rat population during February 2019. Microscopic examination was carried out to detect and identify S.stercoralis larvae, and H.nana eggs. The result of the microscopic examination identi ed the presence of S.stercoralis larvae in 60 house rat faecal samples (60%), and H.nana eggs in 12 house rat faecal samples (12%).
Key Words: Strongyloides stercoralis, Hymenolepis nana, zoonotic rat, Indonesia