First Report of Polyplax spinulosa in Albino Rats in Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia

Polyplax spinulosa Rattus norvegicus ectoparasites

Authors

  • Widya Ayu Kusuma
    widya.ayu.kusuma-2015@fkh.unair.ac.id
    Veterinary Student, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga
  • Aditya Yudhana Parasitology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga
  • Anita Andriyani Veterinary Student, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga
  • Vivi Oktaviana Veterinary Student, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga
  • Nadya Amanda Chaerunisa Veterinary Student, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga
March 28, 2020

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Albino rats (Rattus norvegicus) is one animal that is often used by researchers in the laboratory. Albino laboratory rats were found to have symptoms of hair loss, the hair is dirty, and itching at the base of the tail and found ectoparasites. Department of Parasitology in Banyuwangi PSDKU Airlangga University have observed and identified ectoparasites as the cause of the symptoms of these rats. Albino rats infested Polyplax spinulosa.

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