FAILURE OF EXPERIMENTAL-INFECTION OF BABOONS (PAPIO-HAMADRYAS) WITH THE EGGS OF ASIAN TAENIA

Authors
FALL EH GEERTS S KUMAR V VERVOORT T DEDEKEN R EOM KS
Citation
Eh. Fall et al., FAILURE OF EXPERIMENTAL-INFECTION OF BABOONS (PAPIO-HAMADRYAS) WITH THE EGGS OF ASIAN TAENIA, Journal of Helminthology, 69(4), 1995, pp. 367-368
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Zoology,Parasitiology
Journal title
Journal of Helminthology → ACNP
ISSN journal
0022149X
Volume
69
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
367 - 368
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-149X(1995)69:4<367:FOEOB(>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The infectivity of the eggs of Asian Taenia sp. for humans is not know n. Using baboons (Papio hamadryas) as a model to extrapolate the findi ngs, three animals were exposed per os with 1000, 10,000 and 50,000 in fective eggs of the Asian Taenia sp. The serological, biochemical, hae matological and parasitological (based on necropsy) results show that baboons are refractory to the infection. It is concluded that the Asia n taeniid eggs may fail to develop in man.