Infectivity of Trichinella sp isolated from Crocodylus niloticus to the indigenous Zimbabwean pig (Mukota)

An experimental infection of the indigenous Zimbabwean pig (Mukota) with a Trichinella sp. derived from crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) was performed . The same larval isolates of Trichinella were infected to rats as a contro l. The muscles of both pigs and rats were found to be heavily infected with the first-stage larvae. The present study constitutes the first report of a successful experimental infection of the pig with Trichinella sp. origina ting from crocodile. (C) 1999 Australian Society for Parasitology Inc. Publ ished by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.