Experimental infection of Swiss and AKR/J mice with Centrocestus formosanus (Trematoda: Heterophyidae).
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo
; 55(2): 133-6, 2013.
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ABSTRACT
In order to better understand the biology of Centrocestus formosanus in a definitive host model, mice of Swiss and AKR/J strains were experimentally infected with 100 metacercariae of the parasite. Fourteen days post-infection, the rodents were killed and adult trematodes were recovered from the small intestine. The percentage of parasite recovery from AKR/J mice (11.4%) was significantly higher than that from Swiss mice (5.3%). Moreover, trematodes recovered from the AKR/J strain were more developed and had greater fecundity. Peculiarities concerning the mice's immune system could explain the difference in susceptibility and in worm development seen in the present study. The data obtained confirm that mice are susceptible to infection with C. formosanus and indicate that the AKR/J strain provides a more favorable environment for parasite development.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Contexto em Saúde:
3_ND
Problema de saúde:
3_neglected_diseases
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3_zoonosis
Assunto principal:
Infecções por Trematódeos
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Heterophyidae
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Interações Hospedeiro-Parasita
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil