Pakdeenarong N. auteur aut IRD Siribat P. auteur aut IRD Chaisiri K. auteur aut IRD Douaangboupha B. auteur aut IRD Ribas A. auteur aut IRD Chaval Y. auteur aut IRD Herbreteau Vincent auteur aut IRD Morand S. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng The helminth communities of wild murid rodents were investigated in Luang Prabang and Champasak province, Lao PDR. Thirteen species of rodents (404 individuals) were infected by 19 species of parasites (2 trematode, 3 cestode, 14 nematode species). Four of the recorded helminth species (Echinostoma malayanum, Raillietina sp., Hymenolepis diminuta and H. nana) are known to cause potential zoonotic helminthiases of medical importance in the South-East Asian region. Individual helminth infection was significantly higher in the wet season. Habitat 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. The reduction of helminth diversity and abundance is discussed in relation to the ongoing increase of human influence on habitats in Lao PDR. specialized 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 074FAUSOL01 052MALTRA05 080ZOOGEN01 88 3 302-309 2013 0222-149X https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010058788 10.1017/S0022149X13000187 0222-149X [F B010058788] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010058788 IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2013-05-17 2025-07-04 fdi:010058788 fre