Table 2.
Prevalence (%), Mean Abundance (MA), Mean Intensity (MI), and Range of Potential Rodent–Borne Zoonotic Helminthes in 18 Rodent Species (n=2478) from Thailand, Cambodia, and Lao PDR (see Materials and Methods)
| Rodent species (n) | Helminth species | Prevalence (%) | MA | MI | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandicota indica (287) | Echinostoma ilocanum | 2.1 | 1.66 | 79.17 | 0–293 |
| Raillieina spp. | 43.9 | 3.02 | 6.88 | 0–30 | |
| Hymenolepis diminuta | 0.7 | 0.01 | 1.00 | 0–1 | |
| Cyclodontostomum purvisi | 0.3 | 0.01 | 4.00 | 0–4 | |
| Bandicota savilei (149) | Echinostoma malayanum | 1.3 | 0.07 | 5.50 | 0–10 |
| Raillietina spp. | 29.5 | 0.84 | 2.84 | 0–10 | |
| Hymenolepis diminuta | 10.7 | 0.25 | 2.31 | 0–10 | |
| Cyclodontostomum purvisi | 10.1 | 1.09 | 10.87 | 0–30 | |
| Berylmys berdmorei (52) | Raillietina spp. | 21.2 | 0.40 | 1.91 | 0–5 |
| Hymenolepis diminuta | 7.7 | 0.29 | 3.75 | 0–10 | |
| Berylmys bowersi (37) | Raillietina spp. | 2.7 | 0.03 | 1.00 | 0–1 |
| Hymenolepis diminuta | 8.1 | 0.46 | 5.67 | 0–10 | |
| Leopoldamys edwardsi (16) | Raillietina spp. | 37.5 | 1.56 | 4.17 | 0–10 |
| Hymenolepis diminuta | 37.5 | 5.19 | 13.83 | 0–30 | |
| Cyclodontostomum purvisi | 12.5 | 0.13 | 1.00 | 0–1 | |
| Maxomys surifer (154) | Raillietina spp. | 3.9 | 0.11 | 2.83 | 0–10 |
| Hymenolepis diminuta | 3.2 | 0.08 | 2.60 | 0–4 | |
| Cyclodontostomum purvisi | 2.6 | 0.27 | 10.25 | 0–30 | |
| Mus caroli (135) | Plagiorchis muris | 5.2 | 0.47 | 9.14 | 0–41 |
| Raillietina spp. | 2.2 | 0.03 | 1.33 | 0–2 | |
| Hymenolepis diminuta | 0.7 | 0.01 | 1.00 | 0–1 | |
| Hymenolepis nana | 12.6 | 0.21 | 1.71 | 0–4 | |
| Mus cervicolor (198) | Raillietina spp. | 5.1 | 0.17 | 3.40 | 0–10 |
| Hymenoplepis diminuta | 1.0 | 0.03 | 3.00 | 0–4 | |
| Hymenolepis nana | 28.8 | 1.49 | 5.18 | 0–30 | |
| Cyclodontostomum purvisi | 1.5 | 0.03 | 2.00 | 0–4 | |
| Mus cookii (207) | Plagiorchis muris | 0.5 | <0.01 | 1.00 | 0–1 |
| Raillietina spp. | 1.4 | 0.03 | 2.33 | 0–5 | |
| Hymenolepis diminuta | 3.4 | 0.09 | 2.71 | 0–10 | |
| Hymenolepis nana | 34.8 | 0.87 | 2.5 | 0–30 | |
| Mus pahari (5)a | Hymenolepis nana | 40.0* | 0.80 | 2.00 | 0–3 |
| Niviventer fulvescens (93) | Raillietina spp. | 16.1 | 0.37 | 2.27 | 0–10 |
| Hymenolepis diminuta | 34.4 | 0.83 | 2.41 | 0–10 | |
| Hymenolepis nana | 4.3 | 0.04 | 1.00 | 0–1 | |
| Rattus andamanensis (6)a | Cyclodontostomum purvisi | 16.7* | 3.33 | 20.00 | 0–20 |
| Rattus argentiventer (17) | Hymenolepis diminuta | 5.9 | 0.06 | 1.00 | 0–1 |
| Rattus exulans (545) | Raillietina spp. | 1.5 | 0.03 | 0.38 | 0–10 |
| Hymenolepis diminuta | 13.0 | 0.43 | 3.34 | 0–18 | |
| Hymenolepis nana | 0.4 | 0.01 | 1.50 | 0–2 | |
| Moniliformis moniliformis | 0.5 | 0.01 | 1.67 | 0–3 | |
| Rattus losea (125) | Echinostoma malayanum | 1.6 | 0.03 | 2.00 | 0–3 |
| Raillietina spp. | 16.0 | 0.50 | 3.10 | 0–30 | |
| Hymenolepis diminuta | 0.8 | 0.02 | 2.00 | 0–2 | |
| Hymenolepis nana | 1.6 | 0.09 | 5.50 | 0–10 | |
| Rattus nitidus (14) | Raillietina spp. | 7.1 | 0.14 | 2.00 | 0–2 |
| Hymenolepis diminuta | 21.4 | 0.21 | 1.00 | 0–1 | |
| Rattus norvegicus (17) | Raillietina spp. | 41.2 | 0.41 | 1.00 | 0–1 |
| Hymenolepis diminuta | 23.5 | 0.24 | 1.00 | 0–1 | |
| Rattus tanezumi (421) | Echinostoma malayanum | 0.2 | <0.01 | 1.00 | 0–1 |
| Plagiorchis muris | 0.2 | <0.01 | 2.00 | 0–2 | |
| Raillietina spp. | 19.2 | 0.55 | 2.84 | 0–30 | |
| Hymenolepis diminuta | 13.3 | 0.28 | 2.11 | 0–30 | |
| Hymenolepis nana | 0.2 | <0.01 | 1.00 | 0–1 | |
| Moniliformis moniliformis | 0.3 | 0.01 | 3.00 | 0–3 |
a
Host sample size <10.