TY  - JOUR
T1  - Zoonotic <I>Hymenolepis diminuta</I> and <I>Ornithonyssus</I> sp. in Rats Cohabiting Chickens in Poultry Farm, Jos, Nigeria
AU - Mubo, Qasim Abdul Matin AU - Usman, Musa 
JO  - Research Journal of Poultry Sciences
VL  - 6
IS  - 2
SP  - 29
EP  - 32
PY  - 2013
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1993-5285
DO  - rjpscience.2013.29.32
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjpscience.2013.29.32
KW  - chicken
KW  -Ornithonyssus sp.
KW  -Hymenolepis diminuta
KW  -Rattus rattus
KW  -coprology
KW  -zoonosis
KW  -Nigeria
AB  - Rats constitute a major threat to poultry production in Nigeria. 
  They act as reservoir of pathogens such as <I>Salmonella</I> sp. in poultry, 
  <I>Yersinia</I> sp. and Lassa virus in humans and the few zoonotic <I>Hymenolepis</I> 
  sp. in human. Coprological examination of rats feces confirmed the existence 
  of pathogens of human and veterinary importance in black rats (<I>Rattus rattus</I>) 
  extensively living in the poultry farm. A prevalence of 5.7% of <I>Hymenolepis 
  diminuta</I> eggs and 4.3% <I>Ornithonyssus</I> sp. eggs from seventy rats were 
  discovered. Coprological study of chickens in the pen was negative to the pathogens 
  confirmed non transmissible hymenolepiasis in chicken. Education of the farm 
  workers on improved hygienic practices in the pens and zoonotic importance of 
  the pathogens is implied. Rodent control must be strategically implemented.
ER  -