Study the pathological changes and the bacterial and parasitic agents present in some internal organs of wild rats. Mohammed J. Alwan , Haider M. Ali and Sanaria F. Al- Hissen

Abstract

In order to study the pathological lesion in some internal organs of wild
rats as well as bacteriological and parasitic isolation. Post-mortom examination
of 45 wild rats collected from different parts of baghdad city was done. The rsult
showed that 29 rats from 45 were infected with Cryptosporidia spp , and
Hymenolips spp . Bacteriological and pathological examination revealed the
following bacterial Isolate and pathological changes :
1. Sub acute suppurative hepatitis , Klebisella spp, Salmonella typhimurium
were isolated from this lesion .
2. Granulomatus hepatitis with isolates of Ps.aeroginosa , E. coli and Kl.spp.
3. Acute Fibrinous pericarditis with isolates of Ps. Aeruginosa, Strep.
Pyogens.
4. Nephrosis .
5. Subacute suppurative entritis , with S. typhimurium and Cryptospordia spp .
isolates.
6. Parasitic entritis .Cryptosporidia spp. and Hymenolips spp were isolated from
infected tract .
7. Acute Hepatocellular degenration with bacterial isolates included Staph.
aureus and proteus spp.