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A Preliminary Survey of Gastrointestinal Helminths of Murids (Rodentia: Muridae) at Five Selected Localities in Western Sarawak

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Field survey of gastrointestinal helminths on rodents from family Muridae were conducted at five localities inWestern Sarawak from June 2013 until April 2014. A total of 31 host individuals comprising six species ofmurids were examined for gastrointestinal helminths using opportunistic necropsy. The hosts examined wereLeopoldamys sabanus, Maxomys rajah, M. surifer, M. whiteheadi, Niviventer cremoriventer and Sundamysmuelleri. Of these host species, 186 individuals consisting of two taxonomic groups of helminths wererecovered, namely Nematoda and Cestoda. This study contributes to the growing literature on the infestation ofendoparasites in rodents especially in Sarawak.

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