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Observations on migratory behaviour and development of Baylisascaris tasmaniensis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

J. F. A. Sprent ,
J. Lamina  and
Ann McKeown
J. F. A. Sprent
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
J. Lamina
Affiliation:
Leiter der Abtlg. Parasitologie and Zoologie der TU München-Freising, 805 Freising/Weihenstephan, West Germany
Ann McKeown
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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The development of larvae of Baylisascaris tasmaniensis to the adult stage is described, using laboratory mice and the Tasmanian devil as experimental hosts. The first moult occurred in the egg, the second moult occurred in mouse tissues at 1–2 weeks after ingestion of embryonated eggs. Larvae migrated to liver, lungs, brain, eyes and kidneys, but most larvae were found in the mesenteric tissues and wall of the intestine. Larvae grew to a length of 0·5–1·0 mm in mice, although some attained a length of 2 mm or more in infections over a year in duration.

Type
Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 67 , Issue 1 , August 1973 , pp. 67 - 83
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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