OBSERVATIONS ON THE INFECTIVITY OF BAYLISASCARIS-TRANSFUGA EGGS FOR MICE

Authors
PAPINI R CASAROSA L
Citation
R. Papini et L. Casarosa, OBSERVATIONS ON THE INFECTIVITY OF BAYLISASCARIS-TRANSFUGA EGGS FOR MICE, Veterinary parasitology, 51(3-4), 1994, pp. 283-288
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Parasitiology,"Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Veterinary parasitology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03044017
Volume
51
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
283 - 288
Database
ISI
SICI code
0304-4017(1994)51:3-4<283:OOTIOB>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
To investigate the potential pathogenicity of Baylisascaris spp. nemat odes, mice were experimentally infected with Baylisascaris transfuga e ggs, which had been cultured in 0.1 N sulphuric acid, for a period in excess of 1 year. Infectivity for mice appeared after 2 weeks in cultu res (2.8%), peaked after 4 weeks (37.4%) and then waned over the next 18 months. The implications of B. transfuga as a possible agent of vis ceral larva migrans in animals and humans was demonstrated.