to combat food insecurity and malnutrition among the local populace. However, giant rat has been reported harbour many parasites thus, its close association with man in raising them as mini-livestock consumption of meat could be a public health risk individuals handling them. This study was conducted investigate gut their prevalence on African Nsukka metropolis. A total 21 rats comprising 13 ma...

Parasitic infections of rodents can compromise scientific research as well as the health of the animals and humans. Based on previous studies, infection rate of parasitic helminths is different in various regions of Iran. The current survey was aimed to determine endoparasitic helminths infection in 138 trapped rodents of Kermanshah county, Iran. Mice and rats were trapped using metal snares fr...

IL-31 is a recently identified cytokine made predominantly by CD4(+) Th2 cells and its receptor, IL-31R, is expressed by a number of cell types including monocytes, epithelial cells, and T cells. Originally identified as a potential mediator of inflammation in the skin, we recently reported a novel function for endogenous IL-31R interactions in limiting type 2 inflammation in the lung. However,...