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Infestation Rate with Polyplax Spinulosa (Burmeister, 1839) Infestation rate with polyplax spinulosa ….. Zanco J. Med. Sci., Vol. 15, No. (1), 2011 Infestation rate with polyplax spinulosa (burmeister, 1839) among certain laboratory albino rats (rattus norvegicus) in relation to different washing agents in two Erbil city universities Received: 9/8/2010 Accepted: 29/11/2010 Qaraman M.K. Koyee* Rezan K. Ahmed* Kawa K. Aziz* Hardi Sh. Ahmed* Aryan H. Abdula* Abstract Backgrounds and objectives: The ectoparasite Polyplax spinulosa (Class: Isecta; Sub- Order: Anoplura; Familiy: Polyplacidae) was found to act as a biological vector of some pathogenic virus, bacteria and protozoa. The main objective of the present study was to identify the P. spinulosa parasitizing laboratory rats in two different animal houses (Science College-Salahaddin University and Medicine College-Hawler Medical University) and the effect of washing with different detergent agents on the mean intensity and numbers of the Polyplax spinulosa. Methods: In a study from the beginning of February to July 2010, thirty (30) adult Albino rats (15 rats from each Science and Medicine Colleges) randomly were collected from two selected animal houses of two universities in Erbil City. The fur was gently examined and scraped off using a fine brush; hair particles and ectoparasites that dropped off were trans- ferred to a petridish, and examined using magnifying lenses and dissecting microscope before and after washing with two different agents. The ectoparasites collected in small vials were fixed in 70% ethanol. Results: The overall prevalence with the P. spinulosa was 80%, the higher rate of infesta- tion (100%) and mean intensity (13.33) was among rats of Science College, while the lower rate (60%) and mean intensity (4) was among rats of Medicine College. The present study showed that Cis-Cypermethrin has greater role than Cyprimidine in declining the rate of infestation with this ectoparasite. Conclusion: The overall prevalence with the P. Spinulosa was 80%, The higher rate of infestation was among rats of Science College. Cis-Cypermethrin has a role in declining the rate of infestation with this ectoparasite. Key word: Polyplax spinulosa, laboratory rats, washing agents, Erbil. Introduction need an arthropod vector to act as an inter- mediary in the transmission of the diseases Synanthropic rodents, particularly those to man. The development of control meth- living in close association with man, play a ods against zoonotic parasites is depend- significant role in human health and econ- ent on knowledge of their life cycles and omy. It has to be stressed that their arthro- transmission pattern in each zoogeographi- pod ectoparasites are important vectors of cal condition 2. Early researches were pri- pathogenic microorganisms and they can marily lists of hosts and their ectoparasite also be important reservoirs 1. Many ro- species and taxonomic studies, but little dents are implicated in the spread of dis- has been published about the ectoparasite eases to humans and domestic animals. infestation parameters. The sucking louse The causative organisms of many diseases genus Polyplax Enderlein, 1904 is well rep- are carried in the blood of rodents and resented in the world 3, 4. P. serrata * Biology Department, Science College, Salahaddin University, Erbil, Iraq 47 Infestation rate with polyplax spinulosa ….. Zanco J. Med. Sci., Vol. 15, No. (1), 2011 (Burmeister, 1839) and P. spinulosa were obtained from two animal houses, (Burmeister, 1839) have accompanied in- fifteen rats from each of Science College, troduced mice and rat respectively, and are Salahaddin University and Medicine Col- now widespread throughout much of the lege, Hawler Medical University. Animals world 5. The ectoparasite P. spinulosa was were housed in plastic cages bedded with found to be act as a biological vector of wooden chips. They were housed under some pathogenic virus, bacteria and proto- standard laboratory conditions, 12:12 light/ zoa 6. A total number of 12 Rattus spp dark photoperiod (LD) at 22 ± 2 ºC 11. The trapped in wet markets in Quiapo, Manila animals were given standard rat pellets and Balayan, Batangas had ectoparasites, and tap water ad libitum. The rats were Echinolaelaps echidnius (mite), and P. examined before and after the same wash- spinulosa (louse). Eight (67.0%) and five ing period (monthly) with different washing (42.0%) of the rats had infestation with the agents (Cyprimidine and Cis-Cypermethrin mite E. echidnius and louse P. spinulosa, of Science and Medicine Colleges respec- respectively, manifesting heavy and mixed tively). infestation in some rats 7. The sanitary con- Anesthetization dition of 13 animal houses in nine public The rats were anesthetized intraperitonially institutions in Minas Gerais, and the pres- with ketamine hydrochloride (50 mg/kg) 12. ence of ectoparasites of rats colonies kept Examination in these facilities were evaluated. Parasi- The fur was gently examined and scraped tological results have shown that only one off using a fine brush; hair particles and animal house (7.7%) had parasite free ani- ectoparasites that dropped off were trans- mals, whereas the others have presented ferred to a Petri dish, and examined using infected animals 8. A total number of 17 magnifying lenses and dissecting micro- rats (R. rattus) were examined from two scope. The ectoparasites collected in small related sites in Kandy District for detecting vials were fixed in 70% ethanol for further ectoparasites; there was no recording of P. examination by light microscope. spinulosa in their study 9, while 77 rodents Criteria of infection were captured in Bandar Abbas, Southern The ecological terms (Prevalence and Iran, among all rodents 40.3% were found mean intensity of infestation) were used infested with ectoparasites, P. spinulosa here based on the terminology of Margolis was considered as a lice ectoparasite 10. et al13: Little information is available on the labora- Prevalence of infestation: The percent- tory rat ectoparasites in Kurdistan Region age of number of individuals of a host spe- generally and Erbil city Universities spe- cies infested with a particular parasite spe- cially. The objectives of the work reported cies/ Number of hosts examined. here:- Mean intensity of infestation: Mean num- 1. Identify the P. spinulosa parasitizing ber of individuals of a particular parasite laboratory rats in two different animal per infested hosts in a sample. houses (Science College-Salahaddin Photomicrography University, and Medicine College-Hawler Photographs of the parasites were Medical University). taken in a digital-camera (Cyber-Shot, 2. Compare the prevalence of P. spinulosa Sony, 8.1 megapexl). infestation in both animal houses in rela- Parasite identification tion to washing period. The detected parasites were identified ac- Methods cording to their morphology, Illustration, morphological descriptions aid in the analy- Animals and housing sis of the distinctive characters and ulti- During the February to July 2010, thirty mately in the identification of most of para- (30) adult albino rats (Rattus norvegicus) sitic forms (ectoparasites) encountered14,15. 48 Infestation rate with polyplax spinulosa ….. Zanco J. Med. Sci., Vol. 15, No. (1), 2011 Results In two selected animal houses of Erbil City Universities (Science College-Salahaddin University and Medicine College-Hawler Medical University), a total of 30 laboratory albino rats (Rattus norvegicus) were exam- ined for infestation with P. spinulosa (Figure. 1). The Occurrence of P. spinulosa in rat colonies of the previous mentioned animal houses showed in Table (1), the b total number of isolated P. spinulosa were 36 and 200 among examined rats of Medi- b. Photomicrograph of female Polyplax cine and Science colleges respectively. spinulosa (blood feeding) 100x. The mean intensity of P. spinulosa infesta- tion was 13.33 and 4 among rats of Sci- Table 1: Occurrence of Polyplax spinulosa ence, and Medicine Colleges respectively, in rat colonies in two selected animal with the overall 9.83 for both as shown in houses investigated in Erbil city. (Table 2). The results of the P. spinulosa infestation rate among rats of two selected No. of isolated animal houses in relation to pre- and post Host No. Polyplax spinulosa washing with two different agents (Cis- Science Medicine Cypermethrin and Cypremidine) showed in College College (Table 3) and (Figure 2), its clear, through 1 42 3 observation that all examined rats before washing with the previous mentioned 2 18 5 washing agents from two selected animal 3 47 - houses were infested 100% with P. spinu- 4 25 - losa, while the infestation rate decline among rats of Medicine College (60%) after 5 10 3 washing with Cis-Cypermethrin when com- 6 13 4 pared with those washed with Cypremidine which were 100%. 7 3 3 8 14 - 9 5 6 1 10 4 - 11 2 - 12 5 - 13 4 6 14 3 3 2 15 5 3 a Total 200 36 Figure 1: a. Photomicrograph of Polyplax spinulosa (adult) 100x. a-1 Adult male Polyplax spinulosa. a-2 Adult female Polyplax spinulosa 49 Infestation rate with polyplax spinulosa ….. Zanco J. Med. Sci., Vol. 15, No. (1), 2011 Table 2: Mean intensities of Polyplax spinulosa infestation of 30 examined laboratory rats in Hawler city. Animal houses No. of infested Total no. of Mean intensity animals p. spinulosa College of Science 15/15 200 13.33 College of Medicine 9/15 36 4 Total 24/30 236 9.83 Table 3: Prevalence of P. spinulosa on 30 examined laboratory rats in relation to pre- and postwashing with two different washing agents in two Erbil-City Universities. Infested host Infested Animal houses Washing agents No. pre- wash- % host No. % ing post- washing College of science Cyprimidine 15/15 100% 15/15 100% College of Medicine Cis-Cypermethrin 15/15 100% 9/15 60% (Alvepoor) Total - 30/30 100% 24/30 80% Discussion 100% Ectoparasites are irritating pests of hu- mans and animals and may be vectors of 90% zoonotic pathogens that cause diseases 16 80% such as bacterial and viral diseases .
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