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Studies on Bunostomum trigonocephalum Rudolphi, 1808. V. Biology in Abnormal Hosts, Mouse and Guineapig

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2009

V. K. Srivastava
Affiliation:
Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, U. P.
G. Subramanian
Affiliation:
Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, U. P.

Extract

1. The infective stage larvae of Bunostomum trigonocephalum (Rudolphi, 1808) penetrate the intact skin and undergo skin-lung migration in the mouse and skin-lung-intestine migration in the guineapig. After percutaneous infection in guineapigs, they moult in the lungs to the fourth stage and to the fifth stage in the intestine. Relatively few of them undergo this partial development in the guineapig and they are stunted in growth.

2. In the abnormal hosts, the penetrating larvae cause extensive tissue disorganisation. The histopathology of the skin and lungs is described. There is a cellular reaction to the parasites.

3. In guineapigs, the infective stage larvae reach the lungs after per os infection but they are few in number do no persist for more than six days.

Type
Research Papers
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1969

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