EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION WITH Toxocara cati IN PIGS: MIGRATORY PATTERN AND PATHOLOGICAL RESPONSE IN EARLY PHASE

Experimental inoculations of approximately 100,000 infective Toxocara cati larval eggs were done in twelve pigs. The T. cati eggs used for inoculation were collected from cat's feces. Another group of three pigs served as an uninfected control. Groups of infected pigs were euthanized at seven,...

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Main Authors: Irma Estela Sommerfelt, Adriana Duchene, Betina Daprato, Clara María Lopez, Natalia Cardillo, Aníbal Juan Franco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-07-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652014000400347&lng=en&tlng=en