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Elimination of Eperythrozoon coccoides infection from mouse colonies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

A. W. Gledhill
Affiliation:
National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London, N.W. 7
Janet S. F. Niven
Affiliation:
National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London, N.W. 7
John Seamer
Affiliation:
National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London, N.W. 7
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1. Long-established infection of a mouse colony with Eperthyrozoon coccoides was eliminated by regular insecticidal treatments designed to reduce infestation with lice and fleas.

2. Undesirable consequences of E. coccoides infection upon mice used as experimental animals are noted and an easy routine for exclusion of this parasite from mouse colonies is suggested.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1965

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