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First Report of Blood Protozoa Infection in Wild-Caught Asian Vine Snake (Ahaetulla prasina) Putri, Valerie Brilianda; Koesdarto, Setiawan; Yudhana, Aditya; Wardhana, April Hari; Wibawati, Prima Ayu; Santosa, Gusti Ayu Illiyin Putri; Tanjung, Aldi Gusnizar Rizaldy; Kurnianto, Muhammad Aqil; Khairunnisa, Hanifa Khansa
Journal of Basic Medical Veterinary Vol. 14 No. 1 (2025): Journal of Basic Medical Veterinary, June 2025
Publisher : Universitas Airlangga

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20473/jbmv.v14i1.69671

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The Asian vine snake (Ahaetulla prasina) is an arboreal snake that can inhabit various types of trees in both lowland and highland areas. Based on its habitat, the Asian vine snake has a high potential to be infected by parasites. One of the parasitic diseases that can infect snakes is blood protozoa, which have the potential to be zoonotic. It can be transmitted between animals and humans through food contamination due to environmental pollution by snake feces which contain infective stage of protozoa. Clinical symptoms of this infection include lethargy, dehydration, and anorexia, which are common signs of parasitism. Case reports related to blood protozoa in snakes in the Indonesia are still very limited and have never been reported in Asian vine snake, even though many people keep Asian vine snake as exotic pets.
Ectoparasites of Wild Rats (Rattus spp.) in Banyuwangi: Prevalance, Diversity, and Potential Risks Tanjung, Aldi Gusnizar Rizaldy; Wardhana, April Hari; Yudhana, Aditya; Maulana, Muhammad Rizal; Kurnianto, Muhammad Aqil; Santosa, Gusti Ayu Illiyin Putri; Khairunnisa, Hanifa Khansa; Putri, Valerie Brilianda; Koesdarto , Setiawan
Journal of Basic Medical Veterinary Vol. 14 No. 1 (2025): Journal of Basic Medical Veterinary, June 2025
Publisher : Universitas Airlangga

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20473/jbmv.v14i1.71644

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This study aimed to determine the prevalence of ectoparasite infestation and all types of ectoparasites that infest wild rats (Rattus spp.) from three villages in Banyuwangi Subdistrict, namely Lateng Village, Kampung Mandar Village, and Kepatihan Village. A total of 100 wild rats of the species Rattus norvegicus and Rattus tanezumi were collected from Lateng Village, Kampung Mandar Village, and Kepatihan Village. Samples were anaesthetised based on the standard operational procedure of ethical testing and combed to obtain ectoparasites that predilect on the surface of the rat body. Ectoparasites were identified using the whole mount method natively with 10% KOH fixation, dehydration, and clearing to see the morphology of the ectoparasites.The results showed that the prevalence of ectoparasite infestation was 94% from three villages in Banyuwangi Subdistrict, consisting of 94 fleas, 38 lice, and 1,392 mites. The results of ectoparasite identification obtained five genus namely Xenopsylla, Polyplax, Hoplopleura, Laelaps, Ornithonyssus. Further research is needed to determine the prevalence of infestation and diversity in wild rats (Rattus spp.) in Indonesia.