@article{fdi:010058788, title = {{H}elminth communities in murid rodents from southern and northern localities in {L}ao {PDR} : the role of habitat and season}, author = {{P}akdeenarong, {N}. and {S}iribat, {P}. and {C}haisiri, {K}. and {D}ouaangboupha, {B}. and {R}ibas, {A}. and {C}haval, {Y}. and {H}erbreteau, {V}incent and {M}orand, {S}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he helminth communities of wild murid rodents were investigated in {L}uang {P}rabang and {C}hampasak province, {L}ao {PDR}. {T}hirteen species of rodents (404 individuals) were infected by 19 species of parasites (2 trematode, 3 cestode, 14 nematode species). {F}our of the recorded helminth species ({E}chinostoma malayanum, {R}aillietina sp., {H}ymenolepis diminuta and {H}. nana) are known to cause potential zoonotic helminthiases of medical importance in the {S}outh-{E}ast {A}sian region. {I}ndividual helminth infection was significantly higher in the wet season. {H}abitat significantly influenced individual helminth species richness and individual helminth abudance, with a decrease of individual helminth species richness and individual helminth abundance from forest habitat to agricultural and human settlement habitats. {T}he reduction of helminth diversity and abundance is discussed in relation to the ongoing increase of human influence on habitats in {L}ao {PDR}.}, keywords = {{RAT} ; {PARASITE} ; {INFECTION} ; {ABONDANCE} ; {DIVERSITE} {SPECIFIQUE} ; {VARIATION} {SAISONNIERE} ; {SAISON} {SECHE} ; {HABITAT} ; {FACTEUR} {ANTHROPIQUE} ; {ANALYSE} {DE} {DONNEES} ; {MODELE} {MATHEMATIQUE} ; {ETUDE} {COMPARATIVE} ; {RONGEUR} ; {HELMINTHIASE} ; {ASIE} {DU} {SUD} {EST} ; {LAOS}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {H}elminthology}, volume = {88}, numero = {3}, pages = {302--309}, ISSN = {0222-149{X}}, year = {2014}, DOI = {10.1017/{S}0022149{X}13000187}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010058788}, }