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Rodentolepis straminea in an urban population of
Apodemus sylvaticus in the UK

Rushworth, RL; Boufana, BS; Hall, JL; Brannan, V; Mastin, A; Birtles, RJ; Craig, PS; Rogan, MT

Authors

RL Rushworth

BS Boufana

JL Hall

V Brannan

A Mastin

PS Craig

MT Rogan



Abstract

The presence of the cyclophyllidean cestode Rodentolepis straminea (Cestoda, Hymenolepididae), was confirmed by molecular DNA analysis from a wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) population inhabiting urban woodland in Salford, Greater Manchester (UK) with a prevalence of 27.8%. It would appear that the only previous published record of this species in A. sylvaticus in the British Isles is that from southwest Ireland, where 24% of the wood mice examined were infected with R. straminea. This species has been recorded in studies on A. sylvaticus in continental Europe. The current report represents a new record for R. straminea on mainland Britain and a first study of helminth parasites in an urban wood mouse population.

Citation

Apodemus sylvaticus in the UK. Journal of Helminthology, 90(4), 476-482. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X15000632

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 29, 2015
Online Publication Date Aug 17, 2015
Publication Date Jul 1, 2016
Deposit Date Jun 12, 2015
Publicly Available Date Feb 27, 2019
Journal Journal of Helminthology
Print ISSN 0022-149X
Electronic ISSN 1475-2697
Publisher Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 90
Issue 4
Pages 476-482
DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X15000632
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X15000632
Related Public URLs http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=JHL

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