THE EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION OF NECATOR AMERICANUS (HOOK WORM) IN GOLDEN HAMSTER, MESOCRICETUS AURATUS
Hook worm (Necator americanus) is one of the major pathogenic parasites in the north of Iran. Neonatal hamsters 1-3 days old showed a high degree of susceptibility to Necator americanus infection and the parasite reached to sexually mature stages in six weeks following skin exposure. This method cou...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
1996-12-01
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| Series: | Iranian Journal of Public Health |
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| Online Access: | https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1816 |