Background and Aim: Exotic pet snakes are more susceptible to infection, especially parasitic helminths than wild-caught. There is no comprehensive report on the prevalence of acanthocephalan parasite infection in Indonesian snakes. Therefore, this study aimed to estimate the prevalence rate and to identify the acanthocephalan infection in wild-caught Asian vine snake (Ahaetulla prasina) from the Mojokerto District, East Java, Indonesia.
Materials and Methods: A total of 60 snakes were collected from the local sellers in the Mojokerto District, East Java, Indonesia. Then, snakes were euthanized and necropsied to observe various predilections of acanthocephalan larval stage (cystacanth). Morphological identification of the cystacanth was conducted using the carmine staining method and microscopic examination.
Results: Acanthocephalan infection was recorded with a high prevalence rate of 80.06%. A total of 696 cystacanths were examined from the muscle, subcutaneous tissues, and visceral with 32.90, 16.37, and 50.71% intensity rates, respectively.
Conclusion: Acanthocephalan prevalence rate was recorded at 80.06% in this study. Constant disease monitoring is necessary, considering wild-caught Asian vine snakes were susceptible host and lack of data regarding parasitological surveys. Therefore, further studies are needed in new areas and various species of wild-caught snakes in Indonesia, because of the potential of parasitic helminth transmission between snake and other reptiles.
Rousettus spp. is one of the wild animals that may transmit various diseases including zoonotic. Rousettus spp. or known as fruit bat is found in Java island and belongs to the Pteropodidae family. Generally, Rousettus spp. consumes fruit and floral products. This case report aims to detect ectoparasites in fruit bats (Rousettus spp.) found at Djawatan Banyuwangi, East Java. The samples in this case report are seven fruit bats (Rousettus spp.). Based on the results of laboratory identification using the whole mount method, from 7 samples of fruit bats (Rousettus spp.), there are five fruit bats (Rousettus spp.) were infected with Spinturnix spp.. Spinturnix spp. that obtained from fruit bats (Rousettus spp.) were examined using a binocular microscope (Olympus CX-23, Tokyo Japan) with a magnification of 100 times. Images of ectoparasites and bats were taken using a Nikon d5300 camera. Total amount of Spinturnix spp. that was successfully obtained from 5 fruit bats (Rousettus spp.) are 25 individuals.
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