Pigs become infected after ingestion of livers and lungs from chickens infected with Ascaris of pig origin

Authors
Permin, A Henningsen, E Murrell, KD Roepstorff, A Nansen, P
Citation
A. Permin et al., Pigs become infected after ingestion of livers and lungs from chickens infected with Ascaris of pig origin, INT J PARAS, 30(7), 2000, pp. 867-868
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,Microbiology
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY
ISSN journal
00207519 → ACNP
Volume
30
Issue
7
Year of publication
2000
Pages
867 - 868
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-7519(200006)30:7<867:PBIAIO>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
An experimental infection with Ascaris of pig origin showed that Ascaris su um larvae can migrate extra-intestinally in chickens. Furthermore, after fe eding piglets with Ascaris infected chicken liver and lungs, it was possibl e to recover larvae from their lungs. These observations suggest that the c hicken could serve as a paratenic host for Ascaris. There is also the possi bility for zoonotic transmission if raw chicken livers are consumed by huma ns. (C) 2000 Australian Society for Parasitology Inc. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.